“Hug tents” brings seniors, families together during pandemic

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The past year has been a tragic and trying time at America’s nursing homes.​Data trackers tie ​more thanone-third of all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.tolong-term care facilities.

And the inability of residents to see their families and friends due to visitor restrictions has been a strain on their mental health.

But some facilities have come up with a creative workaround to that problem.

CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy reports.

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