Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday refuted rumours that 169 residents tested positive for coronavirus in Malad's Omkar Alta Monte.

A picture clicked from a neighbouring building has been going viral on the internet wherein several people dressed in PPE kits can be seen standing outside the building premises. The message also claimed that 169 residents of the society have tested positive for COVID-19 and that the building has now been sealed.

It created a wave of panic among the people residing in and around the society as soon as the message making the rounds.

"This image from Omkar Alta Monte, Malad (E) making rounds on social media claims that 169 residents have tested positive for COVID19. We would like to inform that the said news is false. The image is of a screening camp organised at the premises. We urge citizens to not panic (sic)," BMC tweeted.

Since the lockdown has been imposed in March, a host of false news and messages are being forwarded on social media. The BMC, as well as the state and central government, have time and again issued clarifications on these rumours and have requested people to not believe in such fake information.

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