<p> A probe has been initiated against a "fake" WhatsApp post which claimed that a coronavirus-infected person was detected in the state, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The message also said that the person has been placed in quarantine at a hospital here.</p>.<p>C Lalruaia, the superintendent of police in Aizawl, told PTI that "a suo-motu FIR was lodged against the fake post" on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"The WhatsApp post is a complete lie as no case of coronavirus has been detected in the state," he said.</p>.<p>According to the SP, a person can be booked under various sections of the IT Act and the IPC for posting and circulating fake news on messaging apps and social media.</p>.<p>"A probe has been launched to find out who is responsible for spreading the fake news," he added.</p>.<p>Mizoram has sealed its borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar in view of the coronavirus scare.</p>.<p>The state government has set up a quarantine camp at a tourist lodge in Lengpui near Aizawl to isolate suspected people who have entered the state by air.</p>.<p>It has also readied isolation wards in Zoram Medical College near here, district hospitals and community health centres.</p>.<p>The Mizoram health department on Monday said at least 67 people have been put under home isolation as a precautionary measure although they did not show any symptom of coronavirus.</p>.<p>The state government has also instructed all commercial vehicles plying within and outside the state to maintain records of passengers.</p>
<p> A probe has been initiated against a "fake" WhatsApp post which claimed that a coronavirus-infected person was detected in the state, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The message also said that the person has been placed in quarantine at a hospital here.</p>.<p>C Lalruaia, the superintendent of police in Aizawl, told PTI that "a suo-motu FIR was lodged against the fake post" on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"The WhatsApp post is a complete lie as no case of coronavirus has been detected in the state," he said.</p>.<p>According to the SP, a person can be booked under various sections of the IT Act and the IPC for posting and circulating fake news on messaging apps and social media.</p>.<p>"A probe has been launched to find out who is responsible for spreading the fake news," he added.</p>.<p>Mizoram has sealed its borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar in view of the coronavirus scare.</p>.<p>The state government has set up a quarantine camp at a tourist lodge in Lengpui near Aizawl to isolate suspected people who have entered the state by air.</p>.<p>It has also readied isolation wards in Zoram Medical College near here, district hospitals and community health centres.</p>.<p>The Mizoram health department on Monday said at least 67 people have been put under home isolation as a precautionary measure although they did not show any symptom of coronavirus.</p>.<p>The state government has also instructed all commercial vehicles plying within and outside the state to maintain records of passengers.</p>