translated from Spanish: Brazil installs a “hug curtain” for covid-19 sufferers

Brazil.- A “hug curtain” was installed in a nursing home in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to allow residents to embrace their loved ones through plastic protection, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.” I felt great, I missed her so much!” said Silvio Nagata, 68, after a long hug from her older sister, Luiza Yassuko, 76, who lives in the 3I Bem Estar nursing home, located in the Morumbi neighborhood. participating in the “Cortina do Abracao” project.
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Because of the pandemic, I couldn’t visit him, right. And since I’m also in the risk group, I couldn’t come. With this system here, it was great to be able to hug you today, right, It was very good. An excellent opportunity to alleviate this longing, this retired official said excitedly.

Read more: Kids give a note to a bus driver to rescue his mom from an abuser”At home we were 12 brothers, four women and eight men, and Luiza was the eldest. She was practically like a second mother, wasn’t she, because she was the dest. She wasn’t getting married. She dedicated her life to caring for the family,” she said.

The curtain of hugs made headlines in every city in the carioca country for offering hope for those infected with the virus. afp

Nurses carefully disinfect the large plastic curtain, equipped with large pockets so visitors and residents can slip their arms on every visit. The logistics and material provided, as well as the volunteer therapists, are from the “Cortina do Abracao” project. Residents and visitors should also wear protective gloves with long sleeves that reach the shoulders.

Cortina do Abracao: plastic proteo allows relatives to safely re-enter and postsam flip to share abracaos pic.twitter.com/JGqr0DG8NJ — Estadcao (@Estadao)
June 15, 2020

Read more: A crematorium used for dogs in India will be used to incinerate the dead by Covid-19″As we now realize that the pandemic is going to last much longer than we expected, we need to find safe ways to get the family to see the elderly inside, and for the elderly to receive this family and understand that this family is still worried and dedicated,” explained Mayara Martins, occupational therapist at the nursing home.

The second wave of the pandemic is tangled with children under the age of 40 in Brazil

For visitors, the feeling of having a loved one in their arms is exciting right now, when social distance means avoiding any physical contact.

Original source in Spanish