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Hospital Staff Helps Couple Get Married In The COVID Ward The coronavirus has destroyed plenty of peoples lives and plans for the future, but a couple battling the virus at a hospital in the U.K. watched their wish come true with the help of nurses. Lizzie Kerr and Simon OBrien were ready to get hitched until they had to put their lives on hold. The British couple contracted COVID-19 and their situation quickly took a turn. "We both went in in the same ambulance. They couldnt wait for another...

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A Sick Couple Rushed To Marry In Covid Ward A Sick Couple Rushed To Marry In Covid Ward Both contracted the disease and were rushed to Milton Keynes University Hospital in the same ambulance when their oxygen levels fell dangerously low. Lizzie Kerr and Simon OBrien embrace in a COVID-19 ward, days after they married. Milton Keynes, England: British couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon OBrien had been planning to marry in June. Then COVID-19 struck. Both contracted the disease and were rushed to...

By Paul Sandle and Natalie Thomas MILTON KEYNES, England (Reuters) - British couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon O'Brien had been planning to marry in Jun...

British couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon O'Brien had been planning to marry in June. Then COVID-19 struck.

Even that did not stop them: staff delayed his intubation just long enough for them to tie the knot. "They told me that we wouldnt be able to get married after all, because they were going to have to intubate Simon and put him under," Ms Kerr said. "But they held off for another hour. And he just, just rallied in that time, just long enough for us to get married." With mortality rates now as high as 80 per cent in the ICU, a happy ending was far from certain. But Mr OBriens condition improved a...

UK couple marries in coronavirus ward at Milton Keynes hospital before man is rushed to ICU Posted FriFriday 22 Nurse Hannah Cannon suggested Elizabeth Kerr and Simon OBrien get married in the ward. ( Print text only Cancel British couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon OBrien had been planning to marry in June. Then COVID-19 struck. Both contracted the disease and were rushed to Milton Keynes University Hospital in the same ambulance when their oxygen levels fell dangerously low. Ms Kerr and Mr OBr...

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