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Kelly-Ann Mills

Coronavirus forces elderly couple married for 60 years to talk through glass

A married couple have been forced to talk through a window, while one is in a coronavirus lockdown.

Nine people who live in the American care home have already died from the virus.

Gene and Dorothy Campbell have been married for more than 60 years.

The 89-year-old is currently in isolation at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington state.

His wife was photographed as she visited him by walking up to his window, and chatting to him through the glass.

Their son holds up a phone (REUTERS)

Dorothy was joined by their son, Charlie Campbell, who held a phone to the glass so they could communicate with each other.

The nursing home is under federal investigation to determine whether it followed guidelines for preventing infections.

Last April the home was fined $67,000 - about £52,000 -  for not dealing with two flu outbreaks correctly.

Dorothy Campbell's husband is in lockdown (AFP via Getty Images)
The pair have been married for 60 years (STEPHEN BRASHEAR/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Beecher Hunter, president of Life Care Centers of America, said in a statement: "Our clinical team is making personal, one-on-one telephone calls with family members to share information about loved ones and respond to questions.

"Our associates are the true heroes in this fight, overcoming their own fears and concerns about the disease to faithfully show up and work sacrificially for our residents.

"We grieve with the families who have lost loved ones; people who were important members of our professional family.

"Life is sacred and precious, and when it is lost, a little bit of those in their circle of friends dies with them.

"We extend our sympathies and our prayers for peace and comfort in such time of sorrow."

 
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