A notice attributed to the Ministry of Tourism is being circulated online. The notice states that all restaurants and hotels in India would be closed till October 15, 2020, due to Coronavirus.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found it to be fake.
Since the notice was attributed to the Tourism Ministry, we checked their official website and social media accounts for confirmation.
Debunking the above notice, the ministry asked people to refrain from forwarding such fake messages as it wasn’t issued by the government.
The MoT, GoI, requests your attention to kindly refrain from forwarding a certain fake message regarding the closure of hotels/restaurants. We assure you that we have not issued such a message. pic.twitter.com/RgCrp86NdJ
— Ministry of Tourism (@tourismgoi) April 8, 2020
They also urged people to follow government sites for authentic information.
The Press Information Bureau also put out a post, rubbishing the notice in question as FAKE.
The above information proves that the viral notice is FAKE.
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