While the number of active cases of COVID-19, which was less than 6,000 in September, has increased threefold i.e. 17,804 and 148 ventilators are in use across the country, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has issued additional guidelines for marriage ceremonies to contain the spread of the deadly virus.

According to new guidelines, participants of wedding ceremonies will have to sit at six feet apart. The event timing has been restricted to two hours with cutoff time of 10pm. All guests will have to wear face masks and organisers of marriage events will have to display the seating/gathering capacity of their venues at the entrance/ reception. Moreover, the organisers will have to take precautionary measure against dengue fever.

Thermal scanning of all attendees at the entrance and wearing face masks have been declared mandatory. Buffet dinner/lunch has been banned and only lunch boxes and table service have been allowed. The wedding event mangers will have to retain the names and contact details of all wedding attendees and staff for at least 15 days.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1589407/alarming-rise-in-covid-19-cases-spells-fresh-curbs-on-weddings