Claim: Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, an infectious diseases specialist, penned a viral Facebook post warning about the loss of reason in the face of panic over the new coronavirus in 2020.
Fact-check: Did Infectious Disease Specialist Write 'I Am Not Scared of COVID-19'?
Verdict: correct attribution
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Alex Kasprak
Date published: 2020-03-09T13:20:51