Hug tunnel

A hug tunnel, also called a cuddle curtain, is a device made of plastic curtain with attached plastic tubes for the arms that allows two people to hug one another without contacting one another's pathogens. It became known during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.^[1] Its origins are uncertain and possibly has been re-invented in different areas; one was reported in May 2020 in England,^[2] and one in Brazil the same month.^[3]

An image of two people in São Paulo using a cuddle curtain won the World Press Photo of the Year award in 2021.^[4]

See also

• Glove box

References

1. Megan McNeil (August 20, 2020). "Families hug for first time in months—through plastic". Tucson, Arizona: KOLD-TV.
2. Holly Ellyatt (July 2, 2020). "'Cuddle curtains' are going global amid the coronavirus pandemic". CNBC.
3. Flora Charner; Rodrigo Pedroso; Sara Spary (June 19, 2020). "Brazilian care home create plastic 'hug tunnel'". CNN.
4. MIKE CORDER (April 14, 2021). "Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year". Associated Press.