Mike Corder April 15, 2021 - 8:26 AM
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A photo symbolizing âlove and compassionâ of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent âhug curtainâ was named the World Press Photo of the Year on Thursday.
The choice of a winning photo portraying the global pandemic was almost inevitable for the contest covering a year in which news around the globe was dominated by the virus that has killed nearly 3 million people, including more than 360,000 in hard-hit Brazil.
The image by Danish photographer Mads Nissen captured the moment Rosa Luzia Lunardi was hugged by nurse Adriana Silva da Costa Souza at the Viva Bem care home in Sao Paulo on Aug. 5.
Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year
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Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year
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