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A South Carolina man was facing charges after being accused of forging a doctor’s note saying he had tested positive for the coronavirus and presenting it to his employer which shut down for five days for disinfecting.
Jeffrey Travis Long, 31, was arrested Thursday in Spartanburg County and charged with breaching the peace and forgery, Fox Carolina reported Friday.
The doctor’s note said Long had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and could return to work in two weeks on March 27 after retesting, according to the station.
Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said the Sitel call center where Long worked was in Inman.
“It’s bad enough that everybody’s lives have been put in upheaval just trying to stay safe and get ahead of the curve here and get a grip on this coronavirus without having somebody causing basically massive panic,” Wright told a news conference Thursday.
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Article URL: https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-carolina-man-lied-positive-coronavirus-test