Icons of Chinese social media apps Weibo, WeChat and Baidu are displayed on a smartphone screen in 2017. File photo: EPA Icons of Chinese social media apps Weibo, WeChat and Baidu are displayed on a smartphone screen in 2017. File photo: EPA
Icons of Chinese social media apps Weibo, WeChat and Baidu are displayed on a smartphone screen in 2017. File photo: EPA
Tech /  Apps & Social

Separated by Wuhan lockdown, staying close through tech: how my family bonded over news, games and videos this Lunar New Year

  • Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, has been locked down since January 23
  • Unable to spend the Lunar New Year holiday together, Post reporter Celia Chen and her parents in Wuhan stay in touch and pass the time with technology

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Celia Chen
Celia Chen

Updated: 1:17pm, 15 Feb, 2020

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Icons of Chinese social media apps Weibo, WeChat and Baidu are displayed on a smartphone screen in 2017. File photo: EPA Icons of Chinese social media apps Weibo, WeChat and Baidu are displayed on a smartphone screen in 2017. File photo: EPA
Icons of Chinese social media apps Weibo, WeChat and Baidu are displayed on a smartphone screen in 2017. File photo: EPA
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