Loneliness has been one side-effect of the coronavirus, especially for older individuals, unable to see family in isolation.
Flexotel, a Dutch company, has created a new way for people to connect safely during the outbreak with portable pods, or rooms. “We thought let’s make a container where people can meet, can be close to each other but on a safe distance and in a safe way,” Commercial manager for Flexotel Hans Van Keulen said.
The portable pods usually serve as sleeping cabins for festivals in the Netherlands but during the COVID-19 outbreak times, the company turned them into meeting rooms.
The small rooms are popular at nursing homes that have closed their doors to visitors to protect their residents from the virus.