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The <a href=\"https:\/\/mha.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/Guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of essential services<\/a>, as per the Ministry of Home Affairs, remains unchanged since the March 22 &#8216;Janata Curfew&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Sadhvi Deva Thakur, Director at Varanasi-based Deva India Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sadhvidevathakurofficial\/photos\/a.1260830950712223\/2646296318832339\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/6LiWX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) an image of a mother in a transparent protective suit. In the photo, the mother is holding a baby. Thakur wrote, &#8220;Do you have any words? That&#8217;s why I say &#8220;stay at home&#8221; &#8230; this picture truly makes one cry. (Translated from \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u0939\u0948 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 ?? \u0907\u0938\u0940 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0915\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901 &#8220;\u0918\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0939\u094b&#8221; \u092c\u0938&#8230; \u0938\u091a \u092e\u0947 \u0930\u0941\u0932\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0947.)&#8221; This post was shared over 450 times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61896 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.19.00-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1228\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.19.00-PM.png 1228w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.19.00-PM-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.19.00-PM-1024x617.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.19.00-PM-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.19.00-PM-990x597.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The viral image was shared with the same claim by several users on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%20%3F%3F%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%81%20%22%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%22%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8&amp;src=recent_search_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%20%3F%3F%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%81%20%22%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%22%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8&amp;src=recent_search_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61897 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.23.26-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"895\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.23.26-PM.png 895w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.23.26-PM-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.23.26-PM-768x663.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>This photo is from 1985<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search on Google and found that <span id=\"a1.1.8.2.1:Text 2_Lbl\" class=\"Lbl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.magnumphotos.com\/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;VBID=2K1HZOB3FA2A2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Magnum Photos<\/em><\/a> library <\/span>had a copy of the viral image.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61901 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.31.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.31.55-PM.png 1026w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.31.55-PM-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.31.55-PM-1024x729.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.31.55-PM-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-12.31.55-PM-990x704.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/> The photograph was clicked by Burt Glinn at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Washington in 1985. According to the caption, &#8220;Infant inside Laminar Air Flow Room protection from infection. The child has been irradiated prior to marrow transplant&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Total-body irradiation has continued to play a pivotal role in the conditioning regimens for bone marrow transplant, which has become a common modality in the treatment of both acute and chronic leukaemias and myelodysplastic disorders, as well as relapsed Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphomas,&#8221; as per a report available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancernetwork.com\/review-article\/total-body-irradiation-bone-marrow-transplantation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Cancer Network<\/em><\/a> by MJH Life Sciences at New Jersey, USA.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/radonc.med.ufl.edu\/patient-care\/information-for-patients\/cancer-treatment-results\/total-body-irradiation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">College of Medicine, University of Florida<\/a> explains the logic behind total body irradiation.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To suppress the patient\u2019s immune system and prevent rejection of donor bone marrow after a bone marrow transplant using donor marrow (from someone other than the patient).<\/li>\n<li>To kill abnormal cells that escape other therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, or local irradiation and remain hidden in the body to regrow later.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Glinn&#8217;s photograph from 1985 shows a baby who has undergone irradiation prior to bone marrow transplant. The woman, probably the mother, is wearing protective gear because the baby&#8217;s immune system would be suppressed after the irradiation process and will easily catch the infection.<\/p>\n<p>Thus the viral image is not related to coronavirus and the social media claim is false.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The number of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covid19india.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">positive cases of the novel coronavirus in India<\/a> has exceeded 600. This has caused the government to impose a complete restriction on movement apart from essential services. <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Globally<\/a>, more than 4 lakh confirmed cases and over 19,000 deaths have been reported. There is a growing sense of panic among citizens, causing them to fall for a variety of online misinformation \u2013 misleading images and videos rousing fear or medical misinformation promoting pseudoscience and invalid treatments. While your intentions may be pure, misinformation, spread especially during a global pandemic, can take lives. We request our readers to practice caution and not forward unverified messages on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown to address the COVID-19 pandemic. All essential services will continue to be functional. The list of essential services, as per the Ministry of Home Affairs, remains unchanged since the March 22 &#8216;Janata Curfew&#8217;. 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