A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) uses a tablet to speak to a relative who is unable to visit, at the Cernusco sul Naviglio hospital in Milan, Italy, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - It is just a kiss blown over a video call on a computer tablet to a loved one miles away.
But to elderly patients suffering from the coronavirus in the Uboldo Hospital in this northern Italian town, it is as much of a lifeline as their oxygen masks.
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