A claim has been shared repeatedly on Line Messenger and Facebook that states Singapore has “banned” people from buying fruit and vegetables imported from the US over fears it could be contaminated with the novel coronavirus, according to AP.

The post goes on to allege the US has been transporting produce in trucks that also carry “dead bodies infected with Covid-19”.

The claim is misleading; Singapore's government said it had “not issued any statement discouraging consumption of imports from the US"; health experts say there is insufficient evidence that Covid-19 can be transmitted to humans through food.