No COVID-19 patient died at GMCH, clarifies Himanta

April 12: A local daily newspaper had reported the death of a COVID-19 patient at Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH). This news has resulted in a panic. However, the fact remains that no such patient has died due to coronavirus in GMCH. It’s a fake information. This was informed by State Health Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma.

#FAKENEWS Alert!

NO #Covid_19 PATIENT HAS DIED in Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH), as reported in a local daily newspaper.

I request that in these trying times when tensions are running high, media should refrain from reporting, without doubly verifying facts.

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 12, 2020

Taking to his twitter handle, the health minister wrote, “#FAKENEWS Alert! NO #Covid_19 PATIENT HAS DIED in Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH), as reported in a local daily newspaper. I request that in these trying times when tensions are running high, media should refrain from reporting, without doubly verifying facts.”