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An Ohio couple who got married on Halloween were so concerned about the coronavirus epidemic that they reduced their guest list from 200 to 83, set the tables at a distance of 6 feet, and provided guests with a hand sanitizer, a bottle called “Love Insects Spread.”
According to a WLWT report, 32 people, including newlyweds Anthony and Michaela Bishop, have tested positive for COVID-19 even after a super-spreader wedding.
The couple’s three grandparents fell ill – two so serious that they had to go to the hospital’s emergency room.
“I didn’t think about half of our wedding guests were going to get sick,” Mikaela told WWW, a Cincinnati TV news station. “You’re in the moment. You’re having fun. You don’t think about COVID anymore.”
The marriages on October 31 followed a third wave of coronavirus epidemics across the country. In the last seven days, Ohio has seen an average of 7,280 new cases every day, an increase of 105% over the previous two weeks.
Every county in northeastern Ohio is now literally on fire from the virus, Governor Mike Dwayne said Wednesday.
However, no previous restrictions were applied to the wedding until the governor on Monday introduced an amended order on mass weddings that prohibits dancing at weddings and urges guests to sit at all times; Bishops did not break any state or county guidelines.
The bishops spoke to the WLWT about their wedding in hopes of dramatically encouraging other couples to reduce the number of guests or postpone their event.
Mikaela said she realized the risk of the coronavirus spreading in her marriage while walking under the wing.
“My big moment was honestly right when the doors opened when the ceremony started and both my parents walked me under the wing,” he told WLWT. “The first thing I see is that I see everyone’s face. And when I find out wow, no one is wearing a mask.”
By then, it was too late. “I’m walking down the aisle. There’s nothing we can do now,” he said.
They cut off their honeymoon in North Carolina after Mikila became ill and soon learned that her grandparents were ill.
The couple believes the dance floor is the biggest source of spreading the virus.
“It’s the same turn. After dinner, after the cake,” Antony noted, before all the guests were seated at his table and socially away.
“Getting into each other’s faces, and there’s no mask,” Mikaela added.
The governor also agreed that dancing is the biggest issue at weddings and other events.
“It’s not a ceremony of problem,” Dyne said as he announced new restrictions on mass weddings on Saturday. That’s the next party. “
He added, “We have seen a tremendous spread of the virus as a result of banquets, wedding receptions and post-funeral social gatherings.” “We have seen a major tragedy associated with such incidents.”
However, the bishop believes the dance floor helped turn their wedding into a super-spreader event, even though their ailing grandparents did not dance – as living indoors longer with the virus also puts mainly masked people on. And social distance at risk.
“What’s crazy is that our grandparents wore masks all the time,” Mikaela said. “They weren’t on the dance floor. They weren’t at the bar. They just took it off for food.”
Marriages are often in the news as big outbreaks.
At least 17 people tested positive after attending a wedding in Washington state with more than 300 guests earlier this month, a crowd 10 times larger than allowed.
Maine contracted some 1 resulted7 infections at an August wedding and killed three people, none of whom attended the event but instead grabbed COVID-19 from a wedding guest.