Remote Himachal village declared containment zone, panchayat blames wedding

The Kibber village in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley has been declared a containment zone after 14 residents tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Saturday. The panchayat head stated, "There was a wedding in the village recently. The gathering appears to be the prime reason for the spread of the pandemic." Kibber has a population of about 1,100.