The police registered a case against a man for spreading false messages in connection with COVID-19 at Cherpulassery in the district on Wednesday. A false message had spread on the social media saying that a girl who arrived from Malaysia had been tested positive for COVID-19 and that she had been treated at a private hospital at Cherpulassery.
The health authorities denied the message, and filed a complaint at the Cherpulassery police station. Circle Inspector P.V. Ramesh said stern action would be initiated against people who created scare in the name of COVID-19.
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