Coronavirus in Hong Kong: Must children be separated from their parents during quarantine to keep us safe?

For parents, the fear of being separated from their children might outweigh their fear of the virus

In some countries, healthy parents are allowed to be isolated with their sick children. This could be made possible in Hong Kong too

Kirsteen Lau

Published: 9:00am, 16 Apr, 2020

Updated: 9:01am, 16 Apr, 2020

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Kirsteen Lau is a Hong Kong-born barrister who specialises in constitutional, administrative and human rights law and is a member of the Bar Association’s Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights Committee and Equality and Diversity Committee.

Coronavirus in Hong Kong: Must children be separated from their parents during quarantine to keep us safe?

For parents, the fear of being separated from their children might outweigh their fear of the virus In some countries, healthy parents are allowed to be isolated with their sick children. This could be made possible in Hong Kong too

For parents, the fear of being separated from their children might outweigh their fear of the virus

In some countries, healthy parents are allowed to be isolated with their sick children. This could be made possible in Hong Kong too