. >> corsi didn't think she'd be in labor, racing to the hospital, like this. >> oh!> it's terrifying and isolating. >> my water has broke. oh, i'm so cold. i keep like getting the shakes. >> her fiance, shaun donovan, is trapped thousands of miles away, banned from traveling to the united states thanks to covid-19. >> i'm so nervous. >> in the modern world, increasingly interconnected, relationships are no longer bound by borders. but as coronavirus swept the globe, governments around the world invoked travel restrictions, separate iing binational families and couples, leaving them in limbo, not knowing the next time they'll be able to see each other. last february america began to close its doors to traveling visitors from growing nations. >> at the beginning i think most people wouldn't argue with the fact that there needed to be some type of system in place to try to contain the spread of covid-19. but the impact, the ripple effect, has just gotten out of control, okay? and it's gotten out of control because of the unintended consequences. >> reporter: as couples