200 limit on wedding guests revised to 50 in Delhi after coronavirus spike

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday spoke about fresh measures to check the spread of the highly infectious virus, which has affected over 4.95 lakh people in the national capital so far. He said his government had sought a go-ahead from the central government to allow it to shut for a few days markets that may emerge as COVID-19 hotspots.

Kejriwal announced that the government has decided to roll back its decision to allow a gathering of 200 people in marriage ceremonies in the city amid increasing coronavirus cases.

Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday officially approved the Delhi government’s decision to reduce the number of people at wedding ceremonies in the national capital from 200 to 50. The decision has been taken by the Delhi government in view of the rising cases in the national capital. 

As of Tuesday evening, Delhi’s Covid-19 was over 495,000. The figure has been surging since the last week of October when the city breached 5,000-mark of daily cases.