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Fact Check: Central govt giving money to every Municipality for each COVID-19 patient?

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: August 25, 2020 16:24 IST

A message has been circulating on WhatsApp claiming that Central Government is providing Rs 1.5 lakh to every Municipality ...

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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.

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