NEW YORK: Hollywood actress Lisa Kudrow expressed how displeased she felt at her mother’s funeral for not hugging her loved ones due to the spread of the coronavirus.
The global population has been forced to adopt the practice of social distancing after the coronavirus outbreak worsened.
During her interview with a channel, the Friends actor revealed that back to her mother’s funeral which was held in February this year when COVID-19 was not yet declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, she felt like a monster for not hugging her loved ones.
Kudrow said that she informed all those coming to the ceremony that no hugging would be permitted: “That was the hardest decision because we were not there yet and we had only just heard the words social distancing.”
“I am a freak and all I could think that the whole day was there has to be coronavirus here. Some people understood and most people were just looking at me like I was a monster when I had to take two steps back, put up my hands, and say, ‘Hi, thanks for coming.’ That was hard,” she said.
“I just could not bear it if I got someone sick. From that moment on, I just acted as I have got it, so what do I need to do?”, she explained.
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