ICMR rejects claim that India will hit COVID-19 peak in mid-November
Coronavirus in India
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has rejected the study which said the country will hit the COVID-19 peak in mid-November calling it"misleading".
ICMR took to Twitter to distance itself from the study and clarified that it is not the official position of the government body.
"The news reports attributing this study to ICMR are misleading. This refers to a non peer reviewed modelling, not carried out by ICMR and does not reflect the official position of ICMR," it said.
The news reports attributing this study to ICMR are misleading. This refers to a non peer reviewed modelling, not carried out by ICMR and does not reflect the official position of ICMR. pic.twitter.com/OJQq2uYdlM — ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) June 15, 2020
PIB Fact Check also tweeted and said that it "doesn't reflect the authentic information."
The tweet said: "Claim-as per ICMR, the peak of COVID-19 in India is shifted to mid-November when a paucity of ICU beds & ventilators may arise. #PIBFactCheck-The news is misleading. The study to which the report is attributed is not carried out by ICMR & doesn't reflect the authentic information."
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Claim-As per ICMR, the peak of COVID-19 in India is shifted to mid November when a paucity of ICU beds & ventilators may arise#PIBFactCheck-The news is misleading.The study to which the report is attributed, is not carried out by ICMR & doesn't reflect the authentic information pic.twitter.com/Et7yGVpKhQ — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 15, 2020
A study, reported by PTI agency said, the peak stage of COVID-19 pandemic in India had been delayed by the eight-week lockdown along with strengthened public health measures and it may now arrive around mid-November during which there could be a paucity of isolation and ICU beds, and ventilators.
According to the news agency, the study was conducted by researchers from an Operations Research Group constituted by ICMR.
On Monday, India witnessed its highest-ever single day spike of coronavirus cases. The country reported11,929 cases on Monday taking the total toll to 3,20,922, as per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The country has reported 311 deaths on Monday, the death toll stood at 9,195.