As the video of the old couple went viral, social media was abuzz with reactions
A screengrab of the video posted by Jiang Wei on Twitter
Beijing: A heartbreaking video of two elderly coronavirus patients, who were in their 80s, saying goodbye to each other at the hospital is doing the rounds on the internet.
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The video of the elderly couple was shared by a Twitter user with the caption, "What does a couple mean? Two elderly patients of #coronavirus #CoronarivusOutbreak in their 80s said goodbye in ICU, this could be the last time to meet and greet."
What does a couple mean? Two elderly patients of #coronavirus in their 80s said goodbye in ICU, this could be the last time to meet and greet u00f0u009fu0098u00adu00f0u009fu0098u00adu00f0u009fu0098u00ad pic.twitter.com/GBBC2etvV9
— u00e5u00a7u009cu00e4u00bcu009f Jiang Wei (@juliojiangwei) February 2, 2020
As the video of the old couple went viral, social media was abuzz with reactions. A user wrote, "So terrible seeing these old people suffer. Situation seems completely out of control. Thanks for sharing."
Another wrote, "Loyalty to the beloved ... what a sad video ... but it's says a lot about the splendor of that love that does not end until the end of life..."
A post read, "I'm heartbroken. But who is filming and how can they when it looks like the woman is in obvious distress and the man is looking for help."
A Twitter user remarked, "The images of human suffering are unimaginable."
In China, at least 361 people have died after being infected by coronavirus, the government said on Monday.
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