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11-month-old baby girl infected with the epidemic Mary Hospital alone isolation parents collapsed: we need her hong Kong outbreak of the 5th wave of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases has increased sharply, and medical services are tight. A man from Hong Kong

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11-month-old baby girl infected with the disease Mary Hospital isolated parents collapsed to see: we need her

The outbreak of the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has seen a sharp increase in the number of confirmed cases and a shortage of medical services. A British mother in Hong Kong, interviewed with her husband, said her 11-month-old daughter was being isolated alone in the hospital ward of Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong due to the epidemic. Parents cannot visit and can only arrange a video meeting through the hospital.

According to the (24th), 32-year-old British mother Laura and her husband Nick have an 11-month-old daughter Ava, and the family is in Hong Kong. The Laura couple took their daughter to the hospital on Monday because of her fever and breathing difficulties. When their daughter tested positive for COVID-19, they were told that they needed to leave the hospital, and the daughter needed to be isolated in the hospital ward.

Laura and Nick are arranged to meet with their daughter visually, and when they see their daughter sobbing, Laura is emotional and says she can't accept it. Husband Nick asked the nurse next to her daughter for some comfort:

Ava must test negative for 7 days after admission to be discharged, and Laura and Nick, who are planning to be tested for the virus, say they hope to get a positive result before they have a chance to reunite with their daughter in the isolation camp. Laura told CNN: "We're just helpless, really helpless. She needs us, and we need her.

Nick described them as living in a "real life nightmare" and asked, "If her condition is stable, why can't we take her home?" As for Laura, they added that they didn't want an empty bed in the hospital, but just wanted their daughter to be able to stand by her bedside for the rest of the day: "I just need to be with her." ”

A hospital authority spokesperson told CNN that since Laura and Nick did not test positive, they were "not advised" to stay in the hospital's isolation facility. And if they are diagnosed, the hospital will do its best to try to arrange for them to stay in the same ward, as circumstances permit. The spokesperson said the hospital understands the pressure of parents not being able to accompany their children, so it schedules up to 3 video calls a day.

According to Odile Thiang, clinical consultant at Mind HK, a mental health charity, family separation is an "incredible burden" for both parents and children, with experiences of anxiety, depression and even PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), the effects of which can slowly manifest themselves after the incident.

11-month-old baby girl infected with the epidemic Mary Hospital alone isolation parents collapsed: we need her hong Kong outbreak of the 5th wave of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases has increased sharply, and medical services are tight. A man from Hong Kong
11-month-old baby girl infected with the epidemic Mary Hospital alone isolation parents collapsed: we need her hong Kong outbreak of the 5th wave of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases has increased sharply, and medical services are tight. A man from Hong Kong
11-month-old baby girl infected with the epidemic Mary Hospital alone isolation parents collapsed: we need her hong Kong outbreak of the 5th wave of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases has increased sharply, and medical services are tight. A man from Hong Kong
11-month-old baby girl infected with the epidemic Mary Hospital alone isolation parents collapsed: we need her hong Kong outbreak of the 5th wave of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases has increased sharply, and medical services are tight. A man from Hong Kong

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