July 08, 2021
University of Sydney researcher Zhanwei Hou holds his son Baoxi during a video call with his parents, who have been unable to visit their first grandchild because of the pandemic.
The University of Sydney
In October last year, Sydney-based couple Zhanwei Hou and Haiqin Li welcomed a healthy baby boy. For the first-time parents, the arrival of Baoxi brought a lot of joy – and a tinge of sadness.
Travel bans and border closures introduced to control the spread of Covid-19 have divided families and loved ones, and Australia has some of the strictest border restrictions in the world. This means Hou’s parents – who live in the Chinese city of Zhangjiakou, in Hebei province – have not been able to visit.
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