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Women in Hong Kong rallied to donate breast milk to a four-month-old baby whose mother was hospitalised with COVID-19.

Whisked out of her Hong Kong home by medics in protective gear, Catherine Kosasih didn't know if or when she would see her children -- aged just four months and 21 months -- again.

After doctors told Kosasih to dump her pumped milk because the medication she was taking to treat the virus could be passed to her baby, she contacted Gemma MacFarlane founder of Hong Kong Breastfeeding, a social media support group.Within hours, scores of mothers had come together to offer what they could, and within a day more than 15 litres -- enough to feed the baby for around two weeks -- had been pledged.

For many parents, the fear of their children facing quarantine or hospitalisation alone, or being separated from them, is far more of a concern than contracting the virus itself. But it was a race against time to get the milk -- usually stored frozen -- from multiple meeting points to Ditz, 41, and their daughters Kalea and Avielle before it thawed.- Panic buying, hungry babies -

"It was genuinely humbling how ready and willing mums were to share their precious breast milk stash with a total stranger. Some mums contributed upwards of two litres each," recalls Coull.

 

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