Fake audio clip, letter of eminent doctors on COVID-19 go viral

Amid the novel coronavirus COVID19 pandemic crisis a fake audio clip of famous cardiac surgeon and Founder of Narayana Health Dr Devi Shetty on prevention of the deadly virus has gone viral on social media platforms such as Twitter and InstagramHowever the Narayana Health hospital on Thursday took to Twitter and clarified that this is not Shettys voice and it has been wrongly attributed to himReplying to user on Twitter the hospital wrote Please note this audio clip is not of Dr Devi Shetty Chairman and Founder Narayana Health It has been incorrectly attributed to himIn an audio clip the voice claimed Everyone who has the coronavirus or is suspected of it should not go get it tested India has 14 billion people and the kits we have are less than 150000 at this point of time The audio clip which went viral on social media has been shared on news platforms and wrongly credited to Dr ShettyIn a clip the audio describe the day today symptoms a person who has been infected by the virus inculding fatigue mild fever a cough and itchy throat in the initial three days to gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea or cramps body pain and continued fever in days four to six or sevenAccording to the audio clip by day eight or nineyou may notice your symptoms starting to reduceSomeone whose symptoms of fever persist beyond day eight or nine should get themselves testedOn Twitter one user posted the audio clip of the Dr Shetty with his image and wrote Friends this is very important please listen to DrDevishetty from NarayanaHealth He gives Day wise symptoms of coronavirus Very important for comon people like us He is giving proper guidanceThank you Sir Folded handsFolded hands Need of an hour Please RT and spread this right info the user wroteEarlier in the day debunking a fake viral message attributed to eminent heart surgeon Naresh Trehan claiming that national emergency will be declared soon and people must collect cash food and medicines the doctor clarified it was absolutely incorrect Naresh Trehan is the Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta Medicity in GurugramA viral message on social media quoted Trehans office and claimed Just got news from Dr Trehans office through the PMO that India is going to declare a National Emergency in a day or two Keep enough ration medicins and enough cash Trehan reacted sharply saying Please disregard this message This can lead to panic buying hoarding and stampeding banks This is not the need of the hourWe must stay calm yet vigilant in prevention measures The nation needs every citizen to behave responsibly and spreading rumours is detrimental in the nations battle against this diseaseWith 181 individuals diagnosed with the deadly novel coronavirus COVID19 in India people are rushing to keep themselves protected Amid the scare are myths misconceptions and misinformation about the deadly coronavirusIn the wake of the coronavirus in India panic has gripped the national capital and the fake news factorys business has been booming The government has already cracked whip on such fake news forwards over social mediaAs of Thursday morning India has 148 active cases of coronavirus According to reports the deadly COVID19 has killed nearly 9000 people around the world and affected over 2 lakh people globallyCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates