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Hands touch: Italy's nursing homes emerge from COVID tunnel
Franca Persico, wife of Palmiro Tami, 82, looks for her husband, through a stained glass door at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Franca Persico, wife of Palmiro Tami, 82, looks for her husband, through a stained glass door at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:52 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, has lunch with his wife Franca Persico at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, has lunch with his wife Franca Persico at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:55 AM EDT
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In this photo taken on  Feb. 24, 2021, Palmiro Tami, 82, celebrates his birthday hugging with his wife Franca Persico, inside a protective inflatable plastic tunnel at the Martino Zanchi nursing home, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

In this photo taken on Feb. 24, 2021, Palmiro Tami, 82, celebrates his birthday hugging with his wife Franca Persico, inside a protective inflatable plastic tunnel at the Martino Zanchi nursing home, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:51 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, sings during lunch with his wife Franca Persico at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, sings during lunch with his wife Franca Persico at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:56 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, looks at his wife Franca Persico as they relax in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, looks at his wife Franca Persico as they relax in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:56 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:57 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:56 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, is carried on wheelchair by director Maria Giulia Madaschi, flanked by his wife Franca Persico in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, is carried on wheelchair by director Maria Giulia Madaschi, flanked by his wife Franca Persico in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:58 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico as the have a walk through the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico as the have a walk through the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:58 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico as the have a walk in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico as the have a walk in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:59 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, receives the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, receives the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:52 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:54 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico as the have a walk in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, holds hand with his wife Franca Persico as the have a walk in the garden of the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:59 AM EDT
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Palmiro Tami, 82, gestures to his wife Franca Persico through a stained glass door at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Palmiro Tami, 82, gestures to his wife Franca Persico through a stained glass door at the Fondazione Martino Zanchi nursing home, after receiving the second shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, Monday, March 22, 2021. Italy's nursing homes have been declared an initial success in an otherwise lagging vaccine campaign. At a nursing home near Bergamo, one 82-year-old resident received his second jab, and a surprise visit from his 77-year-old wife. Their last hug had been through plastic on his birthday, in February. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Mar. 26, 2021 02:54 AM EDT
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