Belgian Retirement Home Offers 'Hug Curtain' for Safe Embrace

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4 July 2020 19:03 WIB

Luigia Pani, 89, a resident at Belgian nursing home "Le Jardin de Picardie" enjoy hugs and cuddles with her son Riccardo Vacca through a wall made with plastic sheets to protect against potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Peruwelz, Belgium July 1, 2020. Residents of a Belgian retirement home are able to soothe the pain of social distancing measures imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic by embracing their loved ones through a 'hug curtain'. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Lily Hendrickx, 83, a resident at Belgian nursing home "Le Jardin de Picardie" enjoy hugs and cuddles with Marie-Christine Desoer, the director of the residence, through a wall made with plastic sheets to protect against potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Peruwelz, Belgium July 1, 2020. Visitors coming to see a family member, such as 35-year-old Amandine Josefiak, were enthusiast about the concept. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Richard Josefiak, 63, a resident at Belgian nursing home "Le Jardin de Picardie" enjoy hugs and cuddles with his daughter Amandine Josefiak through a wall made with plastic sheets to protect against potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Peruwelz, Belgium July 1, 2020. Belgium imposed its lockdown on March 18 to halt the spread of COVID-19 but has now started to relax the restrictions. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Albert Letellier, 86, a resident at Belgian nursing home "Le Jardin de Picardie" enjoy hugs and cuddles with Marie-Christine Desoer, the director of the residence, through a wall made with plastic sheets to protect against potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Peruwelz, Belgium July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Assunta Pillitu,86 a resident at Belgian nursing home "Le Jardin de Picardie" enjoy hugs and cuddles with her son Piero Zucca through a wall made with plastic sheets to protect against potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Peruwelz, Belgium July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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