Rumours keep Godhra officials on toes

Vadodara: Rumours of one positive COVID-19 case and one suspected case within two days have kept officials in Godhra on their toes. The town has fallen prey to messages made viral by miscreants using the social media.
The first rumour had surfaced in the town on Thursday when a message stating that a person from Polan Bazaar area had the disease. The officials had to clarify that no such case had been reported.
On Friday, a television screen grab went viral. The grab read that a suspected corona virus case had been reported in Godhra. The scroll below the breaking news graphic stated that a student who had returned from Godhra had fever-like symptoms.
Officials said that the grab was old. The news was telecast in January after a medical student from China had fever after returning to Godhra. The student did not have the infection and is healthy now.