The same scene played out over several days last week in Cairo, where the minor matter of a global coronavirus pandemic has failed to quell couples’ ardour. In the United Arab Emirates, hurried couples can now obtain wedding licenses online. In Saudi Arabia, some couples have skipped the once-ironclad tradition of holding a wedding celebration before moving in together, even if they are already legally wed. “This pandemic can’t touch us,” said a reveller named Islam, who gave just his first name as his wedding party scrambled to take photos on the bridge at a moment when the police were absent. The rising death toll is prompting tougher police action: On Wednesday the authorities in Cairo broke up a wedding party at a hall in Giza while the bride and groom were having their photos taken.

Source: bd News24 April 26, 2020 03:56 UTC