The newlyweds whose wedding resulted in 32 of their guests testing positive for Covid-19 have opened up about their nuptials and the "toll" the ordeal has taken on them.
Eighty-three people attended the wedding of Anthony and Mikayla Bishop in the city of Blue Ash, Ohio on October 31.
Of the 83 guests in attendance, 32 have since tested positive for the infectious virus, including the newly married couple and three of their grandparents, as reported by WLWT.
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Ms. Bishop revealed to WLWT that most of the people in attendance at their wedding failed to wear face masks as part of the ceremony, despite the Bishops providing enough of them for all of the attendees.
The couple also added per Sky News that hand sanitizer was distributed at the ceremony. But aside apart from their grandparents, the majority of attendees did not take up the offer - even when it came to dancing in close contact at the reception.
Ms. Bishop confessed to being surprised that her guests contracted the virus at her wedding.
"I didn’t think that almost half of our wedding guests were gonna get sick," the bride told WLWT.
"You’re in the moment. You’re having fun. You don’t think about COVID anymore," she said.
The couple fell ill on the way to their honeymoon in North Carolina. Mr. Bishop suffered fairly mild symptoms, but the symptoms his wife endured were more severe.
Of their three grandparents who caught the bug, two were hospitalized.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "The potential for superspreader events underscores the importance of physical distancing, including avoiding gathering in large groups, to control spread of COVID-19."
Perry Halkitis, the dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, said in October, "A 10-person birthday celebration or 100-person wedding can all be superspreading events. It only takes a single infected person to infect many."
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