Painful: British mother is told to leave China without a three-year-old son

A British woman who was about to leave Whan, the Chinese town where Coronavirus erupted, says she was told not to take her three-year-old son with her because he had a Chinese passport.

More than 200 British citizens will leave China on Thursday, and will remain in quarantine for two weeks in Great Britain, the BBC writes.

Natalie Francis, originally from York, said:”

The Foreign Office in London said they have priority for British citizens to keep together with their families, Periscope follows.

According to Chinese jurisdiction, only those who have British passports and do not have Chinese citizenship have the right to leave the country.

Francis said they are still in Wuhan and that they are in good health, however, she expressed concern for her 3-year-old son, as she says, he was affected by pneumonia last year.

Francis, who works as a teacher in Wuhan, said that at first, when the Coronavirus, her husband, and their son, Jamie, had no plans to leave.

However, during the last few days she said that “began to feel panic” after reports that young children were being affected, especially after their son had pneumonia last year.