{"id":18085,"date":"2020-04-05T15:08:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T09:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-440531-1379741.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18085"},"modified":"2020-04-05T15:12:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T09:42:37","slug":"viral-lockdown-phases-to-control-covid-19-have-not-been-endorsed-by-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=18085","title":{"rendered":"Viral lockdown phases to control Covid-19 have not been endorsed by WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17787\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-440531-1379741.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/0-1-e1574345654996-6-1-2-2-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"29\" height=\"41\" title=\"\"> <span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>ASSAM TIMES POST<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">A<\/span>t a time Indians are anxious about the government\u2019s next move on the corona virus lockdown, a message attributed to World Health Organization (WHO) is doing the rounds on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18086\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-440531-1379741.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LOCK-DOWN-298x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"365\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LOCK-DOWN-298x300.jpeg 298w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LOCK-DOWN-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LOCK-DOWN.jpeg 393w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The message says India is following the four-phase lockdown endorsed by WHO to control the spread of corona virus. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be false.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The message is viral on <strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aMenBd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>. The archived versions can be seen <strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/ZIPv5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The message is about protocols and procedures of lockdown periods said to be released by WHO. It says the WHO has divided the lockdown period into four stages and the Indian government is also following the same. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to the message, in the first step, a one-day lockdown will be observed, followed by a 21-day lockdown in phase 2.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> This will be followed by a relaxation period of five days. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After five days, the stage 3 of the lockdown will be enforced, which will last for 28 days. This again will be followed by a relaxation period of five days. The final lockdown will be of 15 days. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To verify the claim, AFWA reached out to a representative of WHO in India, who clarified that the message is false and the organisation has not released any such protocol for lockdown periods.No country in the world is following the lockdown pattern as seen in the viral message.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASSAM TIMES POST At a time Indians are anxious about the government\u2019s next move on the corona virus lockdown, a message attributed to World Health Organization (WHO) is doing the rounds on social media. The message says India is following the four-phase lockdown endorsed by WHO to control the spread of corona virus. 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