How a Plastic bubble brought joy to a French nursing home


The plastic bubble has brought joy to the residents of this French nursing home because now their family and even their dog, can visit. Photos: AFP/Denis Charlet

Nathalie Szczepaniak caresses the hand of her husband Joseph, a care home resident, as the couple reunites after weeks without a visit because of France's coronavirus lockdown.

But this is no ordinary reunion.

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