<span style="color: #222222;">Cracking the whip on misinformation being spread about novel coronavirus infection, the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has issued a notice to a Mumbai-based doctor who had termed the virus as a "Chinese fad" which will not survive in the Indian summer. The MMC has sought explanation from Dr Anil Patil from Dadar in central Mumbai whether he has any study to substantiate his claims.<br />''<br />''The MMC president Dr Shivkumar Uttekar said, the notice has been issued to Dr Anil Patil about whether he has any study or database to substantiate his claims about the virus. He said, Dr Patil had made several claims in his interviews that are prima facie violative of advisories issued by the Central government. He said, it is unaccepted on the part of Dr Patil to speak against the Central and state government advisories regarding COVID19 outbreak. Dr Uttekar said, Dr Patil had reportedly made claims that the fear over novel coronavirus is unwarranted and that the virus will not survive in Indian summer. Dr Patil had also claimed that the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which had appeared in China in 2002, had no effect on Indians.</span><br />