At least 41 people, including 23 minors, have been arrested after police broke up a house party despite a ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite a nationwide quarantine order due to the coronavirus global pandemic, that bans non-essential residents from leaving their homes except for trips to the supermarket, pharmacy or hospital, a mother and her daughter decided to host a bash at a private location Saturday night.
Residents in Villa Mercedes, a town in the province of San Luis, Argentina, called the police to complain of loud noise and music at a home at about 3am local time on Sunday.
According to local Argentine media outlets, invitations were sent via WhatsApp and Facebook for the booze-filled get together.
Invitees received their confirmations to the bash privately.
Images distributed on the Municipality of Villa Mercedes Facebook account showed several partygoers kneeling with their hands crossed behind their heads. Another individual appeared to be sleeping on the ground as officials questioned the group.
Other images taken outside the party house showed a bevy of males lying face down on the ground while at least seven female attendees faced a wall.
At least 37 of the party guests tested positive for alcohol consumption.
All of the party guests were released by the authorities Sunday morning, except for a man, who had a criminal record.
More than 41,000 people have detained by law enforcement for violating the stay-at-home order since it was issued by the government March 20, according to Argentine newspaper Cronica.
To date, authorities have questioned 1,952,503 people for not obeying the quarantine guidelines.
Source: DailyMail.Co.Uk
