COVID-19 Lockdown in India Soon? YouTube Video Claims Govt To Impose Lockdown in May 2023 Due to Increasing Coronavirus Cases; PIB Fact Check Terms It Fake News

A fake screenshot from a YouTube channel -- Daily Trending News, claimed that a lockdown will be imposed in India in the month of May 2023. The video claims that COVID-19 cases will be at peak in May hence the government will impose lockdown. However, when the Press Information Bureau (PIB) conducted a fact check on the viral post. It turned out to be fake. PIB said that the claim is fake and asked users not to share or forward such news. Government of India Providing Free Laptops to Students? PIB Fact Checks Viral Social Media Message.

COVID-19 Lockdown in May?

📣 #FakeAlert

'Daily Trending News' नामक #YouTube चैनल के एक वीडियो में दावा किया जा रहा है कि #कोरोनावायरस संक्रमण के बढ़ने के कारण मई में भारत में लगेगा लॉकडाउन#PIBFactCheck

▶️ यह दावा #फ़र्ज़ी है

▶️ कृपया फ़र्ज़ी खबरों से सावधान/सतर्क रहे एवं ऐसी खबरों को आगे साझा न करें pic.twitter.com/tjIUmtmsaW

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 17, 2023

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