A couple had planned a gigantic wedding celebration with thousands of guests - even though the corona numbers are skyrocketing worldwide.
Large events are being restricted almost worldwide due to the drastically increasing number of coronavirus infections.
A couple in New York still wanted to celebrate a mega wedding with thousands of guests.
New York's Corona regulations are clear, however: Such an event is prohibited.
New York - Despite the
dramatically rising corona numbers * worldwide
, a couple in
New York
continued to
stick
to their plan to
host
a
gigantic wedding celebration
.
As reported by the AFP news agency, among others, the Jewish Orthodox
wedding
should take place this Monday - with more than 10,000 guests.
The
New York Authorities *
However, shortly before the big event in
Brooklyn, New York,
the emergency brake was
pulled
.
The mega wedding with thousands of guests was prohibited.
The reason: The event would have
violated the city's
corona regulations
in a big way
, as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told the media on Saturday.
Coronavirus was particularly devastating in New York
The ban by the
New York authorities
is quite understandable.
New York
was
hit hardest
in the world
in spring 2020 when the
first corona wave hit
the world.
Now the
second corona wave * is looming
there too
.
The number of infections is increasing.
According to the current status, around 260,000 New Yorkers have been
infected
with the
coronavirus *
since then
, and almost 24,000 have died as a result of the disease.
Schools have
already been
closed
again
in several districts due to
rising corona numbers in New York *
.
Corona: Governor of New York turns to the wedding couple
The fact that the mega-wedding has been stopped doesn't mean that a
wedding
can
not
take place, as
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
emphasized: “You can get married.
You just can't have a thousand people in one
wedding
.
At the end of the day you have the same result.
And it's even cheaper, ”he told the couple.
In New York a maximum of 50 participants are currently
admitted
to
events
.
In addition, places of worship such as
churches *
or
temples
may not be used more than a third.
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