The city’s lockdown on Jan 23 put a halt to that, and prompted marriage registration bureaux across China to shut amid efforts to curb the virus. More than 50,000 people have been infected in Wuhan and 2,579 have died from the virus. “I sent her home and the next day the lockdown happened,” Yao said, recalling how abrupt it was. The couple registered their marriage last Saturday, days after the city’s marriage registration bureau opened and are now making preparations to hold their traditional wedding feast in May. “But of course if the conditions allow it, I want to give her the best.”Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune April 16, 2020 17:26 UTC