Delhi school converted into COVID ward, not Lucknow
An image of several beds in a COVID ward at a government school in Delhi is circulating on social media. Netizens are falsely identifying the location as Lucknow.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 25 April 2021 11:46 AM GMT
HYDERABAD: An image of several beds in a COVID ward at a government school in Delhi is circulating on social media. Netizens are falsely identifying the location as Lucknow.
The image is shared with the claim, "ą¤²ą¤ą¤Øą¤ ą¤®ą„ą¤ 1500 ą¤¬ą„ą¤” ą¤ą¤° ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤° ą¤ą¤æą¤ ą¤ą¤Æą„, ą¤ą„ą¤°ą„ą¤Øą¤¾ ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤°ą„ą¤ą¤¾" (Translation: "1500 beds and ready in Lucknow, corona will be defeated"). This was also tweeted by news organization Aaj Tak.
FACT CHECK:
We performed a reverse image and found a similar image in a report by India Today. It reported that the Delhi government is taking an initiative and converting one of the state government schools into Covid-19 hospital with 125 beds. The converted school is situated at Rouse Avenue, with the help of an NGO- doctor.
Similar images were also tweeted by the DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION Delhi. "Our schools have served as shelters and food & ration distribution centers during Covid crisis. #DelhiGovtSchool Rouse Avenue is being converted to Covid hospital with 125 beds. Health is our topmost priority".
Below is a comparison of the viral image (left) and the image shared by the DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION (right).
Furthermore, a report by NDTV on the COVID ward in a Delhi school matches the viral image. The tweet reads: "Schools in Delhi are being set up for Covid care centers, provision of oxygen cylinders with beds".
The viral image is of a school turned into a Covid 19 ward is at Rouse Avenue, Delhi. Therefore, the viral claim is false.
