Madhya Pradesh govt withdraws wedding guest curbs

Labourers return from South Africa in Ranchi on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Claiming that the Covid-19 situation in Madhya Pradesh has come under control, state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced lifting of the restriction on the number of people attending wedding ceremonies from Saturday. Due to a spike in Coronavirus positive cases, the state government had capped the number of people attending weddings at 250 starting January 15.

"It is a matter of satisfaction that Covid-19 is under control in the state, hence the restrictions on the number of guests in marriages and other auspicious functions are being lifted from Basant Panchami," Chouhan said in a tweet on Friday night.The state home department later issued an order stating that the restriction of 250 attendees in wedding ceremonies is being withdrawn with immediate effect. The order, however, stressed that the use of face masks and hand sanitisers, besides adherence to the social distancing norm will be necessary for those attending such events.

India on Saturday recorded 1,27,952 fresh Coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 4,20,80,664, while the number of active cases declined further to 13,31,648, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,01,114 with 1,059 more fatalities.

4,20,80,664
Total no. of cases in the country as of Saturday

5,01,114
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India

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