A son hugs his father at the Geriatric Clinic Três Figueiras in Gravatai, Brazil. The clinic created the Tunel do Abraco (hug tunnel) for elderly residents to be able to hug relatives after more than 70 days apart due to the coronavirus pandemic. Getty
A son hugs his father at the Geriatric Clinic Três Figueiras in Gravatai, Brazil. The clinic created the Tunel do Abraco (hug tunnel) for elderly residents to be able to hug relatives after more than 70 days apart due to the coronavirus pandemic. Getty
A daughter hugs her mother at the Geriatric Clinic Três Figueiras in Gravatai, Brazil. Getty
A daughter hugs her mother at the Geriatric Clinic Três Figueiras in Gravatai, Brazil. Getty
A nurse cleans the Tunel do Abraco at the Geriatric Clinic Três Figueiras in Gravatai, Brazil. Getty
A nurse cleans the Tunel do Abraco at the Geriatric Clinic Três Figueiras in Gravatai, Brazil. Getty
A woman embraces her mother through a plastic device after three months without a hug at a home for the elderly in Valencia, Spain. EPA
A woman embraces her mother through a plastic device after three months without a hug at a home for the elderly in Valencia, Spain. EPA
A woman embraces her nephew through a plastic device after three months without a hug at a home for the elderly in Valencia, Spain. EPA
A woman embraces her nephew through a plastic device after three months without a hug at a home for the elderly in Valencia, Spain. EPA
A woman embraces her son through a plastic device after three months without a hug at a home for the elderly in Valencia, Spain. EPA
A woman embraces her son through a plastic device after three months without a hug at a home for the elderly in Valencia, Spain. EPA
People get ready at a hug station at The Minc company in Malmoe, Sweden. The hug station was created so that those working at Minc would have the opportunity to give each other a hug, protected by a sheet of plastic, before going on vacation AP
People get ready at a hug station at The Minc company in Malmoe, Sweden. The hug station was created so that those working at Minc would have the opportunity to give each other a hug, protected by a sheet of plastic, before going on vacation AP
Yannika Ehde, right, gives Hassan Moghaddam a hug, at a hug station for coronavirus times, outside The Minc company in Malmoe, Sweden. AP
Yannika Ehde, right, gives Hassan Moghaddam a hug, at a hug station for coronavirus times, outside The Minc company in Malmoe, Sweden. AP
Agustina Canamero, 81, and Pascual Pérez, 84, hug and kiss through a plastic film screen to avoid contracting the new coronavirus at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain. Even when it comes wrapped in plastic, a hug can convey tenderness and relief, love and devotion. AP
Agustina Canamero, 81, and Pascual Pérez, 84, hug and kiss through a plastic film screen to avoid contracting the new coronavirus at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain. Even when it comes wrapped in plastic, a hug can convey tenderness and relief, love and devotion. AP
Agustina Cañamero, 81, and Pascual Pérez, 84, hug and kiss through a plastic film screen to avoid contracting the new coronavirus at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain. AP
Agustina Cañamero, 81, and Pascual Pérez, 84, hug and kiss through a plastic film screen to avoid contracting the new coronavirus at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain. AP
Isabel Pérez López, 96, receives an embrace through a plastic film screen from her visiting son-in-law Jose Maria Vila, 69, at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain. AP
Isabel Pérez López, 96, receives an embrace through a plastic film screen from her visiting son-in-law Jose Maria Vila, 69, at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain. AP

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Coronavirus: 'Hug tunnels' allow families to embrace during the pandemic - in pictures

Clinics and hospitals are finding innovative ways to ensure patients can enjoy contact with their relatives in safety

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June 24, 2020

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Recipe

Garlicky shrimp in olive oil
Gambas Al Ajillo

Preparation time: 5 to 10 minutes

Cooking time: 5 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

180ml extra virgin olive oil; 4 to 5 large cloves of garlic, minced or pureed (or 3 to 4 garlic scapes, roughly chopped); 1 or 2 small hot red chillies, dried (or ¼ teaspoon dried red chilli flakes); 400g raw prawns, deveined, heads removed and tails left intact; a generous splash of sweet chilli vinegar; sea salt flakes for seasoning; a small handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Method

▶ Heat the oil in a terracotta dish or frying pan. Once the oil is sizzling hot, add the garlic and chilli, stirring continuously for about 10 seconds until golden and aromatic.

▶ Add a splash of sweet chilli vinegar and as it vigorously simmers, releasing perfumed aromas, add the prawns and cook, stirring a few times.

▶ Once the prawns turn pink, after 1 or 2 minutes of cooking,  remove from the heat and season with sea salt flakes.

▶ Once the prawns are cool enough to eat, scatter with parsley and serve with small forks or toothpicks as the perfect sharing starter. Finish off with crusty bread to soak up all that flavour-infused olive oil.

 

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