Children in Rome hospital feel warmth of hugs again

(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) Chief Medical Officer Of San Raffaele Pisana Hospital, Amalia Allocca, SAYING:

"The peculiarity of this tent is that it transmits human warmth. When a child hugs a parent or when they touch the hand of a parent or friend, they feel their body heat. This is the message we wanted to convey, the warmth, solidarity and hugs: a normal life that we hope to regain as soon as possible."

Location: Rome, Italy

This hospital is giving its young patients

a chance to safely hug their loved ones

(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF SAN RAFFAELE PISANA HOSPITAL, AMALIA ALLOCCA, SAYING:

"We got this idea from the children who had expressed the desire to be able to hug their relatives they had not seen for a long time, such as grandparents, fathers and also friends, all people who are not here since we only hospitalize mothers."