World Health Organisation suggested in an audio clip that lockdown in India should be extended from 15 April to 15 June.

Fake Audio Alert by the WHO and a tweet by PIB refutes that WHO had suggested in the audio clip to lockdown India from 15 April to 15 June.

Fake Audio Alert by the WHO and a tweet by PIB refutes that WHO had suggested in the audio clip to lockdown India from 15 April to 15 June.An audio clip of a phone conversation between two individuals is doing rounds on social media in which the WHO representative advised the Government of India (GOI) to observe complete lockdown of the country from April 15 to June 15, and it had been accepted by the GOI.

The World Health Organisation dismissed the news by alerting on its website that the Audio is fake and said the content in the audio is incorrect and baseless.

The PIB Fact Check which is responsible for debunking fake news related to government policies and schemes said the audio is fake, and it was the work of some miscreants. It added that there is no such plan by the government.

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention, and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.