The U.S. consulate on March 2 warned citizens not to travel to Hong Kong, citing the risk of parents being separated from children due to the local government’s COVID-19 restrictions. The updated advice comes amid fears that Hong Kong may be bracing for a citywide lockdown as the local officials are under pressure from Beijing to contain its worst outbreak under the Chinese Communist Party’s zero-COVID policy. Hong Kong reported a new daily record of 55,353 new cases, up from 32,597 a day earlier. Health authorities also recorded 117 deaths on Wednesday. “The Travel Advisory is now at Level 4:–Do Not Travel due to COVID-19 and COVID-19 related restrictions, including the risk of parents and children being separated,” the U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau said in a statement. “We especially want to note for families considering traveling to or residing in Hong Kong that in some cases, children in …