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#FactCheck: Health Ministry warns people not to spread wrong information

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 19, 2020 12:29 IST

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed the total number of COVID19 cases in India has risen to ...

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed the total number of COVID19 cases in India has risen to 169.

The outbreak has now been described as a global pandemic due to its spread in numerous nations around the world at the same time.

Amid the outbreak various "theories" have been bandied around, most notably online, on how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. There is a lot of information that is been floating around on the internet. A lot of it is fake and spreading panic among people. 

The Health Ministry has cleared the confusion by this post: 

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