New Delhi: A bride and groom from Palghar, Maharashtra decided to share their special day with everyone by helping a covid care centre on their wedding day. The couple donated 50 beds to a COVID care centre in Vasai, Maharashtra after completing their wedding vows in a local church. According to a report by PTI, the wedding which took place on Saturday was held according to the protocols issued by the Home Ministry saw only 20 guests, and was an intimate affair. After getting married in the church the groom Eric Lobo (28) and bride Merlin Tuscano (27) went to a nearby COVID care center and made the donation.

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According to a report by Hindustan Times, they also donated oxygen cylinders to the centre which is located in the Satpala village.

“In a typical Christian wedding, around 2,000 guests attend and the event is incomplete without wine and good food. This costs a big packet. We decided to celebrate differently. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, scores of people are dying and in Vasai-Virar. In the Palghar district, around 90 people have died and more than 1,500 have tested positive, so we decided to contribute our bit. We wanted to share our joy with our fellow Vasai residents by helping provide better care for patients in hospitals,” said Lobo in the report.

Vasai-Virar is Palghar's worst coronavirus-hit area accounting for over 2,000 of the district's 2,600-odd cases. Maharashtra is one of the worst-hit states in the country with a total of 1,32,075 cases.