Health Ministry urges not to create fake news on COVID-19 deaths

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The Health Ministry today urged people to refrain from creating fake news in connection with deaths occur due to COVID-19.

The Ministry said in a statement that it was observed that some politicians and websites are spreading false propaganda over cremation or burial of COVID-19 victims.

The Health Ministry further said that according to the reports received from the experts, the remains of all those who die of COVID-19 will be cremated.

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Selvakumar Sunday, 27 December 2020 05:56 PM

Foolish people's only create the fake news in world !!!

Lol Sunday, 27 December 2020 06:08 PM

SO MANY PEOPLE SPOIL THE SOUP. HEALTH MINISTERIAL ONLY SO MANY STAFF STARTS FROM PAVITHRA TODAY END WITH VASU. STOP TALKING UNNECESSARILY. DO SOMETHING WORTH IT. ONLY TALKING NOTHING HAPPENED END OF THE DAY. ALL OF THEM ARE CONTROLLING CORONAVIRUS. HOW OTHER COUNTRIES SINGLE MAN HANDLED. ONE DAY ANNOUNCEMENT SCHOOL OPENS SECOND DAY SAYS CLOSING. AIRPORT ONE SAYS OPEN ON SUCH A DAY SECOND DAY CLOSED TILL FURTHER NOTICE. HON. PRESIDENT OUT OF THESE MINISTERS. WE ARE SUFFERING. OUR FAITH

Buddhist Sunday, 27 December 2020 08:02 PM

Its the Govt that's spreading false news. Burial of Covid dead does not spread virus through water - confirmed by WHO.

Gty Sunday, 27 December 2020 10:42 PM

RIDICULOUS!!!Govt. itself spreads fake news on fake disease COVID-19.

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