News Photo shows doctor embracing a ‘vulnerable,’ ‘lonely’ COVID-19 patient on Thanksgiving November 29, 2020Joel Shannon, USA TODAYComments Off on Photo shows doctor embracing a ‘vulnerable,’ ‘lonely’ COVID-19 patient on Thanksgiving Photographer Go Nakamura says Dr. Joseph Varon often gets close to COVID-19 patients, but the hug on Thanksgiving was rare and a moving moment.