(CNN) A care home for elderly people in southern Brazil has come up with a creative way to bring some love to its residents amid the coronavirus pandemic, by creating a "hug tunnel" that allows relatives to safely embrace them. "We noticed that our senior residents were feeling sad," Luciana Brito, one of the owners of the facility, told CNN. "We thought they would be much happier if we found a way for them to hug their relatives." The facility is home to 28 senior residents who have been in isolation since March 17, with communication with the outside world limited to video calls. Brito told CNN the idea for the "hug tunnel" came from a viral video, where a woman in the United States created a plastic curtain in order to hug her mother.

Source: CNN June 18, 2020 16:18 UTC