“Indian Council of Medical Research research shows 0.8m Indians would have caught coronavirus if the lockdown hadn't been imposed”
BBC Reality Check rated thisFalse. the Indian Health Ministry says there's no such study
In short
ABP News made this claim. BBC Reality Check (United Kingdom) looked into it and published its finding on 19 April 2020. Its rating was “False. the Indian Health Ministry says there's no such study”.
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