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Coronavirus devastates families of NHS heroes: Nurse wakes up from coma to find his partner has died of the virus while his colleague on the same ward and her husband also die

Coronavirus has devastated the families of NHS heroes, with a nurse waking up from a coma to find his partner has died from the virus while his colleague on the same ward and her husband have also passed away.

David Courtney-Williams, a nurse, woke up to the news his partner of 28 years, Steven, had died from the infection.

David also found out his colleague Sharon Bamford, an auxiliary nurse who worked on the same haematology/oncology ward at Singleton Hospital, and her husband Malcolm Bamford had died from the virus.

David Courtney-Williams, left, 48, was put into an induced coma after testing positive for coronavirus and recovered to the news his partner Steven, right, had died from the virus
Sharon Bamford, left, 63, and her husband Malcolm, right, 73. Sharon was a support worker on the same ward as David looking after oncology and haematology patients in Swansea

Sharon passed away in intensive care on Tuesday, April 21, just days after her husband.