Because of the virus, dads mark Father's Day from a distance

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'We hug each other through the glass.' Dads at nursing homes across the U.S. marked Father’s Day at a forced distance from their families, due to the virus threat. Some families sent their wishes via phone and video calls, others used social media.

This handout photo provided by his family shows 93-year-old Wake Sharp, center behind plexiglass, visiting with three other generations of his family for Father's Day, Sunday, June 21, 2020, in Fairfield, California. This setup, in which they talk by phone, has enabled the family to visit in person during the coronavirus pandemic. Sharp's son Dan Sharp, on the right, says, "I don't know who enjoys it more. My family and I – or dad." He paused then added, "Probably dad.

Frank Wolff, his wife and their son visited his 91-year-old father on a patio outside his Chicago assisted-living home on Father’s Day. The staff took everyone’s temperature and followed all other regulations. Four generations of the Sharp family gathered in a courtyard. The eldest among them, arriving with the help of his walker, took a seat inside the three-sided box with phone in hand, talking with family members on the outside on one of their phones.

The coronavirus has killed an estimated 120,000 people nationwide. As of mid-June, more than 45,500 residents and staff had died from outbreaks at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, according to a running count by The Associated Press. That was about 40% of the total deaths from the scourge at the time.Nursing homes have been among the last places to loosen restrictions.

“The whole situation just tugged on the heartstrings,” Reyes said, noting that demand for cubicle visits — each resident’s session with family lasting an hour on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends — has been strong at the three facilities where they have them.

 

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Yea I say fuck it go see your dad

Happy Balls Day

If it's a Democrat state all you have to do is test positive for COVID and you get to hug all the people you want.

I thanked my dad for everything he’s done and gave him a hug. Sometimes we sacrifice our own lives because we love the other person. ❤️

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Must not be MY, NV, OR WA.Tjose Dem govenors had no problem with killing half their people in care facilities by sending infected into them.

Meanwhile protests are applauded. FuckOff

This dude can phase through glass and y’all wrote the story about Father’s Day? Questionable decision at best

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