Qld MP slams fake coronavirus warning

A fake coronavirus alert is advising people to avoid Brisbane suburbs with a high Chinese population.

The fake release purports to be a Queensland Department of Health warning against travel to the suburbs of Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Runcorn and Eight Mile Plains.

State MP Duncan Pegg has taken to Twitter to declare the release a fake, and to urge people who want the latest information to go to the department's website.