A video recorded in Saudi Arabia perfectly captures the emotional toll of the coronavirus. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates In the heartbreaking video, Naser Ali Al-Shahrani, a nurse working Riyadh, returns home from working at the hospital and refuses a hug from his son.
As the boy, Mohamed, runs up to his father with open arms, Naser says “No, no!” and then grows upset that he cannot hug his son.
By sharing the video, Al-Shahrani hopes that he can “touch the hearts of the people who do not follow the lockdown rules or other precautions, such as avoiding handshakes.” Social distancing is not only about preventing the illness itself, but rather, slowing the rate at which people get sick.