HONG KONG, March 2 — The United States advised citizens today against travelling to Hong Kong, citing strict coronavirus curbs and the risk of children being separated from parents as the Chinese city battles a wave of infections.
The higher travel warning by the United States is the first time such separations have been specifically cited in an advisory.The Asian financial hub is in the grip of its worst coronavirus outbreak, registering tens of thousands of new cases each day, overwhelming hospitals and shattering the city’s zero-Covid strategy.
The government was caught flat-footed with few plans in place to deal with a mass outbreak despite the two-year breathing room afforded by the zero-Covid success. Last week it emerged some parents were being separated from children — including babies — who had tested positive.
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