Wedding close-ups go wrong, number of Covid cases to blame: The Tribune India

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Tribune press service

Amritsar, January 9

For Punjabis, winter is also the “wedding season” and the recent increase in Covid cases across the country has affected their plans for hosting large weddings in the coming weeks.

With wedding palaces and banquet halls registering 100% occupancy in recent weeks, the state’s wedding season was at its peak this year after restrictions were eased.

It is a delicate situation. We have already sent out the invitations and the party is expected to have 1,000 guests. We are also making arrangements, but if the government announces restrictions on gatherings at the last moment, we will be in a tight spot. Harjinder Singh, the father of a future groom

However, the fear of a new containment or at least the anticipation of a cap on gatherings in the wedding palaces troubled families, who had receptions scheduled in the coming days.

“It’s a delicate situation. We have already sent out the invitations and the party is expected to have 1,000 guests. We are also making arrangements, but if the government announces restrictions on gatherings at the last moment, we will be in a difficult position, ”said Harjinder Singh, whose son is due to be married on January 27.

Many families had postponed or avoided major wedding parties last year due to restrictions and lockdowns. It had also resulted in losses for those deployed in the industry. Charanjit Singh Sandhu, owner of a marriage palace, said, “The profitable season for the marriage industry is only three months. For the end of the year, we are almost inactive. He said they had hoped the activity would continue, but a growing number of cases indicate otherwise.

Dist reports 305 + five cases

Amritsar: With 305 people testing positive for Covid in the district on Sunday, the number of active cases rose to 1,208. The district has reported a total of 48,715 cases so far. The district health department reported the recovery of 19 patients in the past 24 hours, with a total number of recoveries rising to 45,907. Meanwhile, 1,973 residents were vaccinated during the vaccination campaign on Sunday. Officials have so far said 1,613 children between the ages of 15 and 17 have received the first dose of the vaccine. Of the residents inoculated on Sunday, 1,082 received the first dose, while 891 received the second dose. TNS

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