You've lost that lovin' feeling - The pandemic made the world realise the importance of human contact | International
You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling The pandemic made the world realise the importance of human contact Touch is the only sense crucial to humans’ survival Facebook I T HAS BEEN 11 months since anyone hugged Larry. The 62-year-old accountant lives alone in Chicago, which went into lockdown last March in response to covid-19. He has heart problems so he has stayed at home since then. The only people to touch him have been latex-sheathed nurses taking his blood pressure. Larry describes himself as a “touchy-feely” person. Sex is nice, but more than that he longs for casual platonic contac...
Source: economist.com