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36 people including groom infected with coronavirus after attending wedding in Rajasthan

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 9, 2020 12:07 IST

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In alarming news for the Rajasthan authorities, 37 people, who had attended a wedding ceremony on June 27 in Ajmer, have tested positive for coronavirus.
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The bridegroom has also been found to be infected with the coronavirus.
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Out of 37 patients, 13 are residents of Pushkar, 18 hailed from Beawar, five from Borunda, and one from Ajmer.
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As per the medical department’s estimate, the figure may increase further. Notably, over 200 guests had attended the wedding despite restrictions on the number of guests at wedding celebrations.
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The state government had on May 3 issued a notification under the new Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases Ordinance-2020, saying that a penalty of Rs 10,000 would be imposed for organising wedding-related functions and having more than 50 guests.
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People who came into contact with the infected people are now being traced. In fact, women who were invited to sing at the ceremony have also tested COVID-19 positive. While tracing the contacts, 14 people from a family of 5 brothers were found to be infected. All of them had attended the wedding.
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Reports suggest that the ceremony was organised at a farm located in the cantonment gate. Social distancing norms were reportedly flouted at the program.
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Last week, a similar case was reported in Bihar. More than 100 people, who had attended a wedding ceremony, were found to be infected and the bridegroom had also died two days after the marriage.
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Nearly 370 guests had attended the wedding event.
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Rajasthan had yesterday recorded its biggest single-day spike of 716 cases, taking the total number of COVID-19 positive cases to 21,404. Deaths due to the disease stand at 472 in the state.
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