Complete Lockdown in India The country is engulfed in a terrible crisis amid the second wave of Corona. Everyday record-breaking cases of corona virus are coming up in the country. At such a time, the discussion of complete lockdown in India has once again intensified. Various types of discussions are taking place on the internet media. Discussion of complete lockdown in the fast growing corona cases in the country has started taking place in all platforms of internet media. Many messages regarding this are becoming viral on the internet media. In this, from May 3 to May 20, many types of messages about the entire lockdown are going viral. Let’s know the truth behind these claims that are going viral on the internet media …
Claims complete lockdown in the country from May 3 to 20!
In a photo on the internet media, with the photo of PM Modi, sources are being quoted saying that a new guideline of lockdown has been released. It announces the complete lockdown from 3 May to 20 May. It is also being said that all the states of the country have agreed to complete lockdown. The entire lockdown has been announced across the country from 3 May to 20 May.
Know the truth behind these claims
Attempts were made to know the truth behind these claims which went viral on the internet media. The PIB Fact Check Team (PIBFactCheck), the fact-checking agency for the central government, took cognizance of the news of the complete lockdown again. The PIB Fact Check team has shared the entire truth behind these claims on its Twitter handle. The PIB Fact Check team wrote in a tweet- ‘In a post going viral on social media, it is being claimed that the central government has announced the imposition of a complete lockdown in the country from May 3 to May 20. PIBFactCheck stated that this claim is bogus. The central government has not made any such announcement.
What has PM Modi said about the lockdown?
On 20 April in his name address to the country, PM Modi made it clear that the government does not want to impose lockdown from anywhere. PM Modi had said that in the present situation we have to save the country from lockdown. He had said that I would also request the states to use lockdown as the last option. Have to try hard to avoid lockdown.
Do not impose lockdown, take restrictive measures
The Union Home Ministry has asked the state governments and union territories not to put up lockdowns across the state to reduce corona infection. Instead, take restrictive measures in districts and where the impact of the second wave is more.
What is PIBFactCheck ?
In order to deal with false or fake news, Fake News, the Information Bureau (PIB) has constituted a ‘Fact Check Unit’ to verify the news about the ministries, departments and schemes of the Central Government. Called the Fact Check Team.
