'Like a prison sentence': the couples separated by Covid-19

A campaign has highlighted plight of unmarried couples from different countries parted for months

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Sarah flew home to Germany in April, leaving her boyfriend, Fares, behind in Jordan, unsure when they might see each other again. She thought it might take a couple of months," Fares said.

Inside, he was steeling himself for as long as six months apart, although I didn't tell her that," he says.