India is grappled in the COVID-19 pandemic with the variety of circumstances rising daily and till now greater than 3 lakh individuals in the nation have been affected by the virus every day.
Meanwhile, fake information has turn into one other headache for India as this menace is continually created to reap the benefits of the state of affairs. A WhatsApp message is being circulated, which claims that Uttar Pradesh has extended the prevailing lockdown attributable to rising COVID circumstances.
The message has turn into viral and it is mentioned to be claiming that Uttar Pradesh will probably be beneath lockdown till May 10 and never May 4 as introduced earlier. This is a completely fake message.
The truth test group of Uttar Pradesh clarified by issuing a notification that there received’t be any extension to the present lockdown in the state. At least for now.
Posting a screenshot, the Fact Check group confirmed that the message confirmed the lockdown being extended till May 10.
The Uttar Pradesh authorities extended the lockdown introduced till May 6. Earlier, it introduced a lockdown in the state final week, from Friday night, April 30 to May 4, Tuesday morning.
Besides that, the fake WhatsApp message additionally claims that 21 districts of Uttar Pradesh will probably be beneath lockdown till May 10 which incorporates Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Agra, Bareilly, Moradabad, Rampur, Sitapur, Aligarh, Saharanpur, and Muzaffarnagar, amongst others.
Also, there is one other message that is doing rounds on social media platforms that implies pointers throughout the lockdown that features suspension of dwelling supply service from eating places which is turned out to be fake.
The Uttar Pradesh Fact Check group has requested individuals to not consider in these messages and cross-check with official sources.
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