For fear of separating children from their parents .. Washington advises against traveling to Hong Kong
Today, the United States advised its citizens not to travel to Hong Kong due to the city's strict restrictions imposed to combat the Covid pandemic, under which children can be separated from their parents.
The US Consulate in Hong Kong said in a tweet on Twitter, "The Department of State has updated its travel advisory for Hong Kong to level four: 'Do not travel', due to COVID-19 and COVID-19 related restrictions, including the risk of separating children from their parents." ".
"In some cases, children who tested positive for Covid in Hong Kong have been separated from their parents and kept in isolation until they meet local hospital criteria for discharge," she said.
Hong Kong is currently facing an unprecedented outbreak of the virus, which has overwhelmed its hospitals with infected people.
Similar to mainland China, the policy in Hong Kong aims to quarantine all people infected with the virus, including those who do not show any symptoms, in facilities designated for this purpose.
However, these facilities have now reached their maximum capacity.
In recent days, several cases have been reported in which children - including infants - have been separated from their parents after testing positive for COVID-19.
The authorities attributed this measure to a lack of absorptive capacity.
The British Consulate in Hong Kong "strongly protested" last week against this chapter, but the United States is the first country to explicitly mention it in its travel advisory.
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