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New Delhi : Union Tourism Ministry on April 22, 2020, clarified that it has not issued any letter on closing of hotels/restaurants till October 15, 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak. “No such letter has been issued by Ministry of Tourism” and people must not believe such kind of fake news, it said.
It has been noticed by the Ministry of Tourism that a fake letter claiming that hotels/restaurants will remain closed till October 15, 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak doing the rounds in social media in the name of Ministry of Tourism and creating panic among whole tourism sector. The Ministry of Tourism has clarified that “no such letter has been issued by it.”
The Ministry of Tourism had already issued denials on Social media and lodged a complaint with cybercrime unit of Mumbai police. The PIB Fact Check Unit also issued denials a few days back but the fake message is circulating again. PIBFactCheck had reissued the clarification on April 21, 2020, also. It is requested to all to ignore such messages and only believe on official communication, said a PIB release.
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Be cautious of #Fake order claiming that hotels/resturants will remain closed till 15th October 2020 due to #Coronavirusoutbreak.#PIBFactCheck: The order is Fake and has NOT been issued by Ministry of Tourism.
Do not believe in rumours!