Chinese nurse treating coronavirus patients in Wuhan gives daughter air hug: Watch

A heartwarming video has surfaced on the internet which shows a nurse working in a hospital treating coronavirus patients giving her daughter an ‘air hug’ since physical contact is forbidden, according to the reports. Through the video, the child who is identified to be nine years old is seen wearing a face mask and in tears telling her mother, identified as Liu Haiyan, that she misses her.

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Mother-daughter duo exchanges air hug

Then the mother-daughter duo can be seen exchanging an air hug with both extending their arms. The girl then leaves a bag with a plate of dumplings on the ground and steps back while her mother collects it. The touching video has managed to garner over a million views on YouTube after it was shared by a Chinese state media outlet. The incident was reportedly filmed at the Fugou County People’s Hospital in Zhoukou located in Henan Province. Netizens have reacted over the video to praise how fearlessly the medical staff are working to fight the deadly coronavirus outbreak. 

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