Ahmed Khaled al-Kaabi is a 23-year-old Iraqi student and last year he proposed the one he loved and they were looking forward to the big day.
The couple dreamed for a big celebration with all the loved ones in the city of Najaf.?
But with the coronavirus pandemic on the rampage, all those plans went out of the window when a curfew imposed by the government meant that large public gatherings could not be held. Their hopes were shattered.?
¡°I didn¡¯t expect my wedding to be this way. I was hoping for a party and that we would visit the imam,¡± said Ruqaya Rahim, the new bride as per a PTI report.?
¡°But we were prevented from doing that,¡± she added.?
Najaf is one of the cities which has been hit the hardest. At least five are dead along with 257 confirmed cases, according to the Health Ministry.?
Iraq has almost 1,300 confirmed cases with 70 dead.?
But al-Kaabi came did not want to postpone it so he came up with a plan.
He requested local security forces for help and they responded in kind. The police provided the the groom with vehicles which complete with blasting music.
The police also transported al-Kaabi¡¯s bride to the family home for a small celebration of just six people.
This was a nice way for the police to help out and it is another story of love in the time of coronavirus.
As of now more than 110,000 people are dead all over the world and over 1800,000 are affected.??
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