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A passengers wearing face mask with her baby walks to medical experts to be checked after arriving from a foreign country at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Authorities in Russia are taking vast measures to prevent the spread of the disease in the country. The measures include closing the border for all foreigners, shutting down schools for three weeks, sweeping testing and urging people to stay home. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

A passengers wearing face mask with her baby walks to medical experts to be checked after arriving from a foreign country at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Authorities in Russia are taking vast measures to prevent the spread of the disease in the country. The measures include closing the border for all foreigners, shutting down schools for three weeks, sweeping testing and urging people to stay home. For most people, the new coronaviru…

March 19, 2020

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European experts accuse Russia of spreading fake virus news
March 19, 2020 1:51 p.m.

European experts accuse Russia of spreading fake virus news

BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian state media and news outlets supporting President Vladimir Putin are waging a fake news campaign aimed at undermining public confidence in the ability of European health care systems to cope with the coronavirus, according to a European Union analysis.