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March 07, 2020 09: 39:18
Desperate moms and dads are pleading with the Morrison Federal government to do more to get their children, toddlers and older children home from the coronavirus epicentre, China’s Hubei province.
Bottom line:
- DFAT verified there are 355 Australian residents or irreversible citizens in Hubei
- 22 minors, including 8 babies, remain stranded in the province with extended family
- China has not permitted department staff or Chinese relative to accompany the children home
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has actually confirmed 22 Australian children, the youngest simply eight months old, have actually been stranded in Wuhan and other areas of the province of Hubei because the new coronavirus determined as SARS-CoV-2 started to spread out, prompting Australia to close its borders to Chinese residents.
The department said the children– who are Australian residents or long-term homeowners– are in the care of their prolonged households.
2 special Qantas flights were sent out to Wuhan to rescue stranded Australians however children without a legal guardian were not allowed to board the aircrafts.
Melbourne daddy Yi Xu has been separated from his child Chloe, who is practically 8 months old.
Chloe remains in the care of her grandma in Wuhan, caught and in lockdown.
Mr Xu said he was stunned and felt a sense of “desperation and extremely, really deep concern” about being apart.
” I stress over their living conditions,” he said