Union Min VK Singh cites fake WhatsApp forward about ‘WHO lockdown protocol’ on national TV
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On April 9, Union Minister General VK Singh spoke with India Today’s Aaj Tak about UP government’s decision to seal affected areas or ‘hotspots’ of coronavirus. It was hosted by journalist Rohit Sardana. Before concluding the interview, Sardana asked the minister for his opinion on the question of extending the lockdown.
At 10:36 mins in the interview, Sardana can be heard saying, “Should the lockdown be extended or if the hotspots are now locked and the rest of the people should be given permission to get little bit free.”
To which, Singh responds, “See, it would be good if…there is one protocol by the World Health Organization. You have done ( a lockdown) for 21-days then you are given relaxation for 5 days and then another 21-days. The way the infection spreads, the way the number of cases has shot up, the percentage has increased, we need to exercise restraint for some more time…”
VK Singh cited a purported “WHO protocol” for lockdown according to which, once a country implements a lockdown for 21-days, there needs to be a 5-day hiatus before another lockdown for 21-days is implemented.
On April 5, WHO South-East Asia rubbished the messages dubbing them “fake” and “baseless”.
Messages being circulated on social media as WHO protocol for lockdown are baseless and FAKE.
— WHO South-East Asia (@WHOSEARO) April 5, 2020
WHO does NOT have any protocols for lockdowns. @MoHFW_INDIA @PIB_India @UNinIndia
Thus, Union Minister General VK Singh cited a non-existent WHO protocol that was earlier circulating on social media, suggesting periodic relaxations between an elongated lockdown. It may be reiterated that these protocols were dubbed “fake” and “baseless” by the WHO.
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B.Tech student dies by suicide in hostel room near Bengaluru: Police
Bengaluru, May 17: A first-year B.Tech student died allegedly by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her hostel room at a private engineering college in Heelalige near Bengaluru, police said on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Harshitha (18), they said.
According to the police, on Thursday evening, Harshitha was found hanging in her room which was allegedly locked from inside. A few students who saw her hanging body through the window alerted the college management. They broke open the door and rushed her to the hospital where she was declared brought dead.
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"She died by suicide. However, no suicide note was found from the spot. But we are probing the exact cause that might have led her to take this extreme step," a senior police officer said.
