Today is April Fool's Day.

Unlike previous years, many have lost the mood for jokes because of the Covid-19 gloom and doom.

WhatsApp prank on going into lockdown

One prank has been making rounds in light of Covid-19.

Here's what it looks like:

Screenshot from WhatsApp.

A PDF file titled "MOH Lockdown Notification..." along with an extra line of "situation worsening liao" has been circulating among Singaporeans via WhatsApp.

However, if you open the PDF file, you'll see this:

This prank came after the recent clarification by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) that Singapore is not going into DORSCON Red or lockdown.

Here's what the Minister of Communications and Information, S Iswaran, said on March 26 to debunk these rumours:

"Such false information is completely irresponsible, and it just serves to raise the level of anxiety, and cause fear and panic in our population. We want to urge everyone to resist from sharing such information.

There are some legitimate sources where you can get accurate, reliable and timely information. This is on the MOH website, on the Gov.sg website and there is also the WhatsApp service - Gov.sg.

We hope that everyone would exercise prudence in sharing information and verifying the source and the truthfulness of it, before sharing with their loved ones and friends."

The Ministry of Health has also put up the following statement online in response to this WhatsApp prank:

"We are aware that there are COVID-19 April Fool’s pranks circulating on Whatsapp and social media. We urge public not to spread fake news and misinformation about COVID-19. Singaporeans are relying on internet and media for vital information for COVID-19, and these jokes, while benign in nature, may fan the spread of misinformation resulting in severe consequences. If you have received files from unknown or unverified source, do not click on it, or forward it further."

Just in case anyone took the joke a tad too seriously.

Top photo via screenshot on WhatsApp