Beware of this fake news about GMSH-16; UT Adviser asks police to investigate case
Chandigarh, April 22, 2021:
The Chandigarh administration has cautioned citizens about a fake news about 150 doctors infected in Government Multi Speciality Hospital (GMSH) Sector 16 gone viral on social media. Manoj Parida, UT Adviser appealed to the public as well as media not to believe the fake news, that was being circulated on WhatsApp. At the same time, the adviser asked the IT cell of Chandigarh police to investigate the case and find the fake news spreaders. He also sought the report from the police at the earliest. Parida said the persons involved behind this will be punished and also imprisoned under NDMA Act.
On various WhatsApp groups, it was shared that the GMSH, Sector 16 has been closed after 150 health workers tested coronavirus positive.