HONG KONG: Whisked out of her Hong Kong home by medics in protective gear, Catherine Kosasih didn’t know if or when she would see her children — aged just four months and 21 months — again.

Once in the hospital and her coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) diagnosis was confirmed, she was kept in isolation and her husband and children were quarantined. Worse still, they discovered that because her youngest was allergic to formula, there was no way to feed her.