A police officer in Bihar’s Bhagalpur Central Jail has tested positive for coronavirus.
CLAIM, A video of a man lying on the floor, surrounded by police officers, who can be seen coughing and sneezing is being shared online with a claim that a police officer in Bihar’s Bhagalpur Central Jail has tested positive for coronavirus., The claim which is in Hindi reads, “भागलपुर जेल का बड़ा बाबू कोरोना पीड़ित |” Translation: Officer in Bhagalpur Jail has tested positive for coronavirus., The video has been shared by multiple users on Facebook with the same claim., (An archived version of the video can be found here.), The Quint also received a query about the video on its WhatsApp helpline number., (Click here for live updates on COVID-19. Also visit Quint Fit for comprehensive coverage on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.), TRUE OR FALSE?, The video is of a mock drill that was conducted at Bhagalpur Central Jail in Bihar nearly 8-10 days ago. The video in circulation falsely claims that it shows an officer who has tested positive for COVID-19., WHAT WE FOUND OUT, The claim mentioned that the incident happened at the Central Jail in Bhagalpur, so we ran a keyword search on YouTube and came across a video which was uploaded a channel called ‘Nation Bharat’ on 11 April. The video mentioned that the video is of a mock drill., We also got in touch with Repack Kumar, Superintendent of Bahagalpur Central Jail, who confirmed to us that the video was indeed of a mock drill., Earlier, The Quint debunked several such videos where mock drills have been passed of as real cases of coronavirus. You can read all our fact-checked coronavirus stories here., "(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9643651818, or e-mail it to us at webqoof@thequint.com and well fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.)", "Well get through this! Meanwhile, heres all you need to know about the Coronavirus outbreak to keep yourself safe, informed, and updated.", The Quint is now available on Telegram & WhatsApp too, Click here to join., Stay tuned with our weekly recap of what’s hot & cool by The Quint.
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