"We will not allow more than 50 people to attend any kind of gathering, be it a wedding, political rally or a religious congregation. It is a known fact that weddings mainly contributed to the massive spike in cases in the state. People showed complete disregard to social distancing norms and did not wear masks,” the chief minister said adding that the limit will be applicable to outdoor as well as indoor gatherings. Earlier, the government had capped the number of people attending indoor events at 100 and at 200 for outdoor events.
“Based on public feedback, we have also modified the timings of the night curfew in four districts—Shimla, Mandi, Kangra, and Kullu. From now on, curfew will be imposed from 9pm to 6am,” the CM said adding that positive results were noticed ever since the night curfew was imposed.