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The bride and groom, guests, and an evangelical pastor celebrating a marriage were detained by the police in the city of Huancayo, Peru, for failing to comply with mandatory isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, police reported Sunday.
The ceremony was held at the Pentecostal evangelical church ‘Camino al cielo’ in the city of Huancayo in the Junín region, where a quarantine is in place to reduce the contagion of the pandemic.
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“They were making a marriage and that is totally prohibited by the agglomeration of peopleThe only thing we want is for the population to understand that no social and family gathering is allowed, “Commander José García from the Chilca police station in Huancayo told the press.
The police intervention was carried out at the precise moment in which the pastor asked the couple if they were satisfied with the marriage. Consequently, the event had to be suspended and the couple, the pastor and the twelve guests who attended ended up at the police station.reported the newspaper La República.
“What we are trying to prevent is the spread of this virus, but the population does not understand us”Garcia said.
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After paying a fine of about $ 110, the detainees were released after spending several hours in the police station.
Due to the outbreak of the pandemic, social and family gatherings are prohibited throughout the country. Furthermore, considering that this South American country It currently registers more than 683,000 cases and 29,687 deaths according to figures from Saturday.
With 33 million inhabitants, it is the second nation in Latin America with the highest number of infections, in absolute terms, behind Brazil, and third in deaths, after the South American giant and Mexico.
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AFP
