Fact Check: Lockdown till Diwali, train services suspended

News Claim: In a message on social media, it is being said that in view of the third wave of coronavirus, a lockdown is being imposed in the country and all train services will remain suspended till Diwali.

Viral message on WhatsApp today, Social Media claims:

The message circulated on Social media claims that in view of the third wave of coronavirus, a lockdown is being imposed in the country and all train services will remain suspended till Diwali.

It is written in the screenshot that 'third wave dangerous, lockdown from tomorrow morning, seven lakh corona infected a day'

News Verification:

It has been investigated by the PIB Fact Check team, which has been investigating the misleading and wrong facts viral on social media for the government. 

PIB Fact Check shared a screenshot in its tweet saying that 'Claim: Lockdown will be imposed across the country from tomorrow morning due to increase in the number of corona virus-infected and all train services will be closed in the country till Diwali. #PIBFactCheck said these claims are false. No such announcement has been made by the Central Government. PIB Fact Check said that the Government of India has not made any announcement regarding the nationwide lockdown and closure of train services.

News Verdict: False

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Ashwin Roy is an Indian fact-checker and news writer, writing news for Ayupp since 2014.

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