Amid the panic caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spandemic, a Borivli doctor became the victim of a rumour fanned by a fake message claiming that he recently tested positive for the deadly virus but was still seeing his patients.

The fake message doing the rounds among his patients read: "Two days back, an old man came to Dr Vinod C Pandey (Gorai-1) for a check-up and he was found to be positive for Coronavirus. Two days later, sources, after questioning the old man, went to check on the doctor and he also tested positive. In these two days, Dr Pandey attended to many patients. So, now, we can't say how many people have been infected. I kindly request you to stay at home, don't come out for any reason, be safe. Thank you."