A message has been circulating on WhatsApp claiming that Central Government is providing Rs 1.5 lakh to every Municipality for each COVID-19 patient.
"The Central Government has declared Rs 1.5 lakh per COVID-19 patient to the Municipal Corporations. So, the people are requested to stay vigilant as Corporation and private doctors are declaring even a person with normal fever or a cold or a cough as COVID-19 positive " reads the forward.
Fact check investigation:
The claim is Fake. No such announcement has been made by Government.