No such plan to reimpose total lockdown: Indian govt tweets on viral social media message
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday rejected social media messages which claimed that total strict lockdown might be imposed in the country soon amid growing COVID-19 cases.
"Claim: A viral message on social media claiming reimposition of strict Lockdown. #PibFactCheck: #FakeNews. There is no such plan under consideration. Please Beware of Rumour mongers," PIB Fact Check tweeted.
Claim: A viral message on social media claiming reimposition of strict Lockdown. #PibFactCheck: #FakeNews. There is no such plan under consideration.
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 14, 2020
Please Beware of Rumour mongers pic.twitter.com/Vn95HCrtTR
Meanwhile, besides imposing lockdown till June 30, the Indian government has also started the unlocking process to bring back normalcy to regular life to a greater extent.
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The death toll due to the disease in India now stands at 9195.
While there are 149348 active cases in the country, 162378 people have recovered from the disease.
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