March 29, 2024

Dozens of guests are infected with the Coronavirus at an Ohio wedding

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Anthony and Michaela Bishop wedding.


An Ohio couple who got married on Halloween were very worried about Corona Virus Pandemic that they reduced their guest list from 200 people to 83 people, and placed tables at a distance of 6 feet, and provided hand sanitizer to the guests, bottles titled “spread love, not germs.”

But 32 people, including newlyweds Anthony and Michaela Bishop, still had COVID-19 after the super wedding, WLWT reported.

Three of the couple’s grandparents – two of them – became so ill that they had to visit the hospital’s emergency room.

“I didn’t think nearly half of your wedding guests would get sick,” Michaela said. WLWT, Cincinnati-based television news station. “You’re in the moment. You’re having fun. You don’t think about COVID anymore.”

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Anthony and Michaela Bishop.

The wedding took place on October 31 as the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic spread across the country. During the past seven days, Ohio saw an average of 7,280 new cases per day, An increase of 105% compared to the previous two weeks.

“Every county in Northeast Ohio is now literally smoldering from this virus,” Gov. Mike said DeWine said Wednesday.

However, on Monday, the governor introduced an amended order on mass gatherings Who banned dancing at weddings and insisted that guests be seated at all timesNo prior restrictions were applied to weddings; The bishops did not violate any state or provincial guidelines.

The bishops spoke with WLWT Transform their wedding in hopes of encouraging other couples to drastically reduce the number of guests or postpone their ceremony.

Michaela said that while walking down the aisle, she realized the danger of the spread of the Corona virus at her wedding.

“My big moment was, frankly, a fitting occasion when the party started, the doors opened and my parents walked me down the aisle,” she said. WLWT. “The first thing I see is I see everyone’s face. That’s when I realized, Wow, nobody’s wearing a mask.”

By that time he was too late. “I am walking down the aisle. We can’t do anything now,” she said.

They made their honeymoon to North Carolina shortly after Michaela became ill and learned that their grandparents were sick.

The couple believe the dance floor was perhaps the biggest source of the virus.

“That’s the turning point. After dinner, after cake,” Anthony said, noting that before that all the guests were sitting at their table and turning away.

“We touch each other’s face, there are no masks,” Michaela added.

The governor also agreed that dancing appears to be one of the biggest problems in weddings and other occasions in life.

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Ohio Governor Mike Dwyane in August.

“It’s not the celebrations that are the cause of the problem. It’s the party after thatDwyane said when announcing the new restrictions on mass gatherings on Monday.

He added: “We have witnessed the spread of the virus as a result of banquets, weddings and social gatherings after funerals.” “We have witnessed a great tragedy associated with such events.”

However, although the bishops believed the dance floor helped turn their wedding into a super-popular event, their ill grandparents did not dance – because staying home for an extended period of time with the virus puts even those who are mainly masked and socially distant at risk. .

Michaela said, “The crazy that our grandparents were the only ones who wore a mask all the time.” “They weren’t on the dance floor. They weren’t at the bar. They only took it for food.”

Weddings have often appeared in the news as major outbreak events.

Tests have tested positive for at least 17 people after attending A. A wedding in Washington state earlier this month with more than 300 guests, Mobilize more than 10 times what is permitted.

One August wedding in Maine resulted in some 147 injuries and three deaths, None of them attended the event but instead caught COVID-19 from a wedding guest.

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