An Australian father is set to meet his newborn son for the first time after being separated by coronavirus lockdowns. 9News
An Australian father is set to meet his newborn son for the first time after being separated by coronavirus lockdowns.
Peter Coleman was separated from his wife Kelly and their family when Australia's borders slammed shut due to COVID-19.Today was the first time Peter Coleman saw his newborn son."We were only meant to be apart for three weeks, but due to COVID I couldn't enter Vietnam and she couldn't come back." After eight months of fighting to get home, Mrs Coleman finally arrived in Adelaide following a sleepless 40-hour journey.She and her two young children must now quarantine.
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