Prasar Bharti busts website's fake-news about India extending 21-day Coronavirus lockdown

India's state broadcaster Prasar Bharati on Monday came down heavily on a news website after it published a report stating that Modi government could extend 21-day lockdown imposed to reduce spread of vel Coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, Prasar Bharati News Service responded to article by ' Print' and called it "Fake News" 

' such plan of extending lockdown'

tweet furr said, "PBNS got in touch with Cabinet Secretary on this news article. Cabinet Secretary expressed surprise & said that re is such plan of extending lockdown."

News ncy ANI quoted Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on reports on extending lockdown saying, "I’m surprised to see such reports, re is such plan of extending lockdown"

Government Sources have confirmed to Republic TV that decision has been taken yet to extend lockdown. Sources said that situation is fluid. And decision to extend lockdown will be taken after considering number of Coronavirus cases around April 10.

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re are 1,024 positive cases of vel Coronavirus in India and death toll reached 27 on Sunday, according to  latest official figures released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.  total number of COVID-19 cases across world has surpassed 6,90,000 and re have been over 33,034 coronavirus-related deaths as on Sunday.

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