New York City sheriffs broke up an indoor wedding reception with nearly 300 people in Queens late Friday evening, officials said.
The bust comes amid warnings from Mayor Bill de Blasio and health officials to stymie the recent surge of Covid-19 clusters in Brooklyn and Queens.
Hours before the raid on Friday, health officials warned that new lockdown restrictions may be implemented if outbreaks could not be contained.
“This may be the most precarious moment that we’re facing since we have emerged from lockdown,†Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi said at a Friday press conference
Last month, an indoor, nearly 65-guest wedding in Maine was found to be linked to the deaths of seven people who didn’t attend, and the infections of 176 people who either attended the wedding or got the virus second-hand as a result of someone who attended the wedding