Colombian woman engaged after recovering from virus
By AFP
04 July 2020 |
7:08 am
With help from medical workers, Colombian Jefferson Riascos proposes to his partner Diana Angola, who gave birth to their son during an induced coma while she was being treated for COVID-19.
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