Claim: A misleading message listing 21 preventive measures to fight COVID-19 has been falsely attributed to the Indian Council of Medical Research  and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. The viral message included measures such as avoiding travelling for two years, not eating food from outside for the next year, avoiding large social gatherings, etc.
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Verdict: several claims in the viral message are not scientifically proven. besides, icmr in its clarification has said that they have not released any such list. and, so did the spokesperson from sir ganga ram hospital who claimed the message to be fake.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42