Fact check: Was the lockdown extension done without consulting the COVID-19 Task Force?

Claim: PM Modi decided to extend the lockdown period without consulting the COVID-19 task force What is the rumour about? The rumour circulated after a media report published by a news magazine claimed that PM Modi did not consult the 21-member scientific COVID taskforce before extending the lockdown period. The media report also made certain claims about COVID-19 Task Force It alleged that the COVID-19 committee did not meet at all last week, the time period prior to the decision making on the extension of the lockdown. Read: Fact Check: Is The Modi Govt Offering ₹ 15,000 To Indians under A PM Scheme Amid Covid? Who started the rumour? A report published by a news magazine Social media forwards Rating: False Republic World did a fact check Republic World did a fact check on the news report released by the magazine and found it to be false. The rumor of the task force not meeting for over a week was found to be false. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) confirmed that the COVID-19 task force, in fact, met 14 times in the last month. The ICMR also confirmed that all decisions taken by the Centre and the PM with regards to COVID-19 on a national level involve the members of the task force. Decisions are taken after the consultation of all 21 scientists of the task force There is a media report which makes false claims about the COVID-19 Task Force. The fact is that the task force met 14 times in the last month and all decisions taken involve the members of the task force. Please avoid such conjectures. #COVID2019india #IndiaFightsCorona — ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) April 15, 2020 Read: Fact Check: Did Over 100 Doctors Die In Italy After Being Infected With The Coronavirus? Even PIB did a fact check on this and found this report to be false #PIBFactCheck Claim : A news magazine has claimed that PM @narendramodi did not consult the 21-member scientific #COVID taskforce before extending the lockdown Reality : All decisions were taken after consulting the taskforce. Here are the facts :https://t.co/dIBH0I24g9 — PIB India 🇮🇳 #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) April 15, 2020 Read: Fact Check: Did Sri Lanka Put Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's Photo On A Stamp? Read: Fact Check: Was The Army Deployed In Gujarat Due To The Coronavirus Outbreak?

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Fact check: Was the lockdown extension done without consulting the COVID-19 Task Force?

Fact check on a news report released by a magazine which claims that PM Modi did not consult the COVID-19 task force before extending the lockdown period.

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