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Love in the time of corona: UK couple get married in a COVID ward

Long due
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Long due

A British couple, couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon O'Brien, had been planning to get married since June 2019, but their plans kept getting postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hit by bad days
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Hit by bad days

The couple then tested positive for the deadly virus and were rushed to a hospital. Later, they became so ill that medical staff scrambled to organise a wedding before it was too late.

Heathcare angels
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Heathcare angels

When O'Brien was shifted to the ICU for critical care, the two almost gave up. However, the hospital staff delayed his intubation by an hour, in which the couple was rushed through their wedding.

Where there's a will...
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Where there's a will...

Thankfully, O'Brien's condition improved and the newlyweds reunited on a COVID-19 ward where both are gradually recovering, although still receiving oxygen.

"I do"
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"I do"

Moments after saying "I do", O'Brien was sedated and spent the night on mechanical ventilation.