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Fact check: No lockdown from September 25, PIB refutes rumours

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News is spreading that another lockdown will be imposed from September 25; however, refuting the rumours The Press Information Bureau (PIB) denied reports of another lockdown being recommended by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on account of a rising coronavirus case load in the country.

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, rumours of another nationwide lockdown from September 25 surfaced after a supposed ‘NDMA order’ went viral on social media. Screenshots of the ‘order’ were widely shared on social media.

PIB Fact Check, Central Government’s Twitter handle that debunks government-related fake news, called the order fake.

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