Fact Check: Viral message calling out people to join Health Ministry COVID survey is Fake
The viral message claimed of a survey on Coronavirus was being carried out blockwise on a population above 18 years, from January to March 2023, and called out people to participate in the survey.
New Delhi: A viral message is being circulated in some WhatsApp groups calling out people to participate in a COVID survey being carried out blockwise on a population above 18 years from January to March 2023, which is 'Fake' and misleading, said the Health Ministry.
"#FactCheck This letter circulating in some WhatsApp groups is FAKE and Misleading," the Health Ministry said in a tweet.
The viral message claimed of a survey on Coronavirus was being carried out blockwise on a population above 18 years, from January to March 2023 and called out people to participate in the survey.
"You are hereby offered a huge social responsibility based on your good past records to conduct a SURVEY on Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2 or Covid 19) at the following districts of West Bengal, India: Hooghly, Howrah, Burdwan East, Burdwan West, Malda, Murshidabad, Jhargram, Birbhum, Nadia and Medinipur East," the message read.
The message further asked people to visit the given districts and assess the preventive practices being followed there.
Kindly please submit your proposal to us within 7 days to get the work order with each and every details mentioned in it, the message further reads.
The message also claimed that the participants will be allotted funds for recruiting manpower.
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