Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan Spreads Coronavirus Fake News Again

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged citizens to neither spread false information nor fall for fake news related to coronavirus, but perhaps, Bollywood's megastar Amitabh Bachchan didn't get the memo.

In a video, posted yesterday, Big B claimed coronavirus stays on human excreta much longer, so people should use toilets.

Today, the Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Luv Aggarwal said it's untrue.

Bachchan had a different conspiracy theory related to coronavirus

In the video, that has got more than 11,500 RTs on Twitter, Bachchan explained that coronavirus, that started in China, survives on human feces for many days.

Citing a study, he said even after a COVID-19 patient is treated, the virus can remain in the excreta. If a fly sits on it, and then on fruits or vegetables, the risk is higher, Bachchan "explained".

He reminded how India eradicated polio

Urging people to do their bit in keeping the crisis at bay, Bachchan asked everyone to use toilets.

He reminded how the entire nation came together to implement the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. He also added that with the Do boond zindagi ke campaign, polio was eradicated from the country too.

Everyone should defeat coronavirus similarly, the 77-year-old said.

You can watch the video here

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">T 3481 - A study in the <a href="https://twitter.com/TheLancet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheLancet</a> shows that coronavirus lingers on human excreta much longer than in respiratory samples. <br>Come on India, we are going to fight this! <br>Use your toilet: हर कोई, हर रोज़, हमेशा । Darwaza Band toh Beemari Band! <a href="https://twitter.com/swachhbharat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@swachhbharat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PMOIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/VSMUHdjXKG">pic.twitter.com/VSMUHdjXKG</a></p>— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1242820488562216961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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