Italian Nurse Who Overcame COVID-19 Proposes in Protective Suit to Girlfriend, Touching Moment

"Recovered from COVID-19, a nurse fighting on the virus frontline says true life is in the small and simple things"

A special marriage proposal from an Italian nurse who overcame COVID-19. Photo by Giuseppe Punzente, Facebook capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Nana Han] A male nurse caring for COVID-19 patients in Italy has become an online sensation for proposing to his girlfriend in a special way while wearing protective gear.

On the 2nd (local time), according to AFP and The Guardian, Giuseppe Punzente, a nurse working at a hospital in the southern Italian region of Puglia, posted a photo of himself on Facebook wearing protective gear and facing away.

In the photo, Punzente was standing in the respiratory ward corridor of the hospital, wearing protective gear covering him from head to toe. On the back of the protective suit was written in Italian, "Cameli, vuoi sposarmi?" ("Cameli, will you marry me?"). Below this phrase were the words "Yes" and "No," as if asking for an answer.

Earlier, Punzente had contracted and overcome COVID-19 in March last year. The media also reported that he recently received the COVID-19 vaccine.

He wrote on Facebook, "Having recovered from COVID-19 and fighting on the front lines as a nurse, I realized that true life consists of small and simple things."

He continued, "With you, like a close friend, family, and someone in the future, Carmen Pinto," publicly confessing to his girlfriend Carmen Pinto through Facebook.

Seeing this, Pinto accepted the proposal with a comment on the Facebook post saying "YESSSSSS" along with a heart emoji.

Punzente’s "Protective Gear Facebook Proposal" received over 500 likes by the 2nd and spread widely on social media through word of mouth among netizens.

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