Shanghai today officially announced that parents can apply to accompany their children during central quarantine after signing an agreement, regardless of whether they've tested positive for the virus or not.Parents can accompany children who require special care after submitting an application and signing an acknowledgement of the potential health risks during central quarantine, said Wu Qianyu, a senior official with the Shanghai Health Commission.The accompanying parents must carry out personal protection, such as wearing masks, staggering the times they have meals with their children and avoiding the share of commodities like towels, Wu said at the city's daily press briefing on Wednesday.