This bus plays voice messages from loved ones outside people's homes

Right now, we're missing our loved ones more than ever before.

Though we might not be able to hug our relatives for some time, we can send them messages telling them we love them, miss them, and can't wait to see them again. And some have taken this action to a wonderful extreme.

Electric buses in Brussels are pulling up outside people's homes and playing audio messages from loved ones via loudspeaker. The city's transport authority STIB is asking residents to record messages for their grandparents, family members, healthcare workers, or the person they miss the most, so it can be played to them.

Last week, the Belgian government extended its coronavirus lockdown until May 3, but is making small changes to the rules, like opening DIY stores and garden centres.

To take part in the project — called Voices of Brussels — you simply have to record your audio on Messenger and send it to @LASTIB and it will be played on the street where the intended recipient lives. Make sure you hold the microphone icon while you're speaking. If you're recording a message, make sure you mention the address of the recipient at the start or end of your note.

The bus will be running on April 21, 22, and 24 between 5 and 8 p.m. local time.

There are a few guidelines, per a STIB post. The bus will not play any mean messages, or anything containing inappropriate language. The shorter your message the better — in order to maximise the number of messages they can deliver, the bus will favour shorter ones. The bus can only deliver messages in the Brussels Capital Region, and make sure you mention the address or specific delivery location in your recording.

How lovely.