The United States has banned weddings of more than 10,000 guests because of the US coronavirus.

Authorities in the US state of New York have banned a wedding ceremony after learning that more than 10,000 guests may be present, in violation of measures to combat the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said yesterday, quoted by AFP, quoted by BTA .

The Rockland County Sheriff’s Office has informed authorities of a large wedding scheduled for tomorrow in Williamsburg, in a part of the county where the epidemic has not spread.

We have been informed that it will take place. We did some research and found that the information appeared to be true. It was a large planned wedding that would violate the rules for gathering people, Governor Cuomo said at a news conference.

According to Elizabeth Garvey, a Cuomo advisor, the ceremony was expected to be attended by more than 10,000 people.

“Look, you can get married, but you cannot invite thousands of people to your wedding. At the end of the day you will have the same result. Besides, it is cheaper,” joked the governor.

According to local media, the wedding took place by Orthodox Jews, a community that recently protested in New York against restrictions imposed on the ground to combat the new wave of coronavirus.

Coronavirus cases are on the rise again in New York and its suburbs, especially in neighborhoods where many Orthodox Jews live, with some of them accusing authorities of stigmatization.

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Last week, Cuomo ordered a minor business to close by the end of the month and limited visits to places of worship in those neighborhoods to 10 people. Schools also closed.

Yesterday, the governor said that these measures are already paying off.

In the spring, New York was the epicenter of a pandemic in the United States with more than 23,800 deaths in the city before it managed to control the situation at the cost of severe restrictions.
Cuomo also announced that as of October 23, cinemas will reopen in areas where coronavirus positives are below 2 percent, but with a maximum capacity of 25 percent, making 50 people per screen.

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