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New Delhi : Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau (PIB) on April 22, 2020, clarified in a tweet that Department of Telecom is not giving free internet to all users till May 3, 2020. A fake information in circulation has claimed that free internet is being provided to all by the Department to enable them work from home and can be availed by clicking on a given link. PIB Fact Check has clarified that the claim is false and the link is fraudulent.
In the meanwhile, Ministry of Home Affairs on April 22 clarified that media reports claiming penal action against company Directors and management if their employees test positive for COVID19 are false. The guidelines instead prescribe penalties if the offence occurs with consent, cognisance or negligence of employer. PIB Fact Check tweet on the same can be found at this link, according to a PIB release.
Assam regional unit of PIB has pointed out that ICMR is not contemplating a study on immunity of indigenous Assamese people. The tweet is a fact check response to another tweet which has claimed that indigenous Assamese people have not contracted COVID19 because of immunity and this has prompted ICMR to study the genetics of such people.