New DelhiIn reaction to reports of another lockdown due to Covid-19 as of the end of this month, the government denied having issued such an order and refuted the claim.
The report circulates widely on social media and states that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will order another shutdown starting on September 25 due to the increase in Covid-19 cases across the country. The message was shared with a screenshot of a letter with the name of the agency reading the request.
The false “order” dated September 10 read: “In order to contain the spread of Covid-19 and decrease the death rate in the country, the National Disaster Management Authority, together with the Planning Commission, urges the government of India and orders the Prime Minister’s office, the Home Office to re-impose a strict 46-day nationwide lockdown starting at midnight on September 25, 2020. Maintaining the supply chain of essential commodities in the country, so the NDMA sends a prior notice to the ministry. Plan accordingly. “
The GDP refuting the false order read: “Claim: An order allegedly issued by the National Disaster Management Authority claims that it has ordered the government to reimpose a national blockade as of September 25. Verification of GDP data: this order It is false. NDMA has not issued any order to re-enforce the lock. “
India ordered the blockade starting in March, which continued until June. Then the government began lifting the blockade in phases that began in June.
Currently, the country has registered more than 48 lakh of cases with more than 79,000 deaths. The daily increase in cases has reached 90,000.
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