It has been noticed by the Ministry of Tourism that a fake letter claiming that hotels/restaurants will remain closed till 15th October 2020 due to Coronavirus outbreak doing the rounds in social media in the name of the Ministry of Tourism and creating panic among the whole tourism sector. The Ministry of Tourism has clarified that “no such letter has been issued by the Ministry of Tourism” and people must not believe such kind of fake news.

Ministry of Tourism had already issued denials on Social media and lodged a complaint with the cybercrime unit of Mumbai police. The PIB Fact Check Unit also issued denials a few days back but the fake message is circulating again. PIBFactCheck has reissued the clarification yesterday also. It is requested to all ignore such messages and only believe in official communication.