Shanghai to allow parents to stay with COVID-infected kids

Published April 5, 2022 10:37 pm

By KEN MORITSUGU
Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Following a public uproar, Shanghai will allow at least some parents to stay with children infected with COVID-19. A top city health official says parents can apply to stay with children with special needs. She did not define what special needs are. Chinese state media say that a temporary isolation site for people who test positive has already started accepting parents with children. News that parents were being separated from their infected children sparked a wave of protest online last weekend. Shanghai remains under lockdown following another jump in new cases.

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