19 May 2024,   06:39
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Coronavirus - Newborn becomes youngest person diagnosed with virus

A Chinese newborn has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus just 30 hours after birth, the youngest case recorded so far, state media said.

The baby was born on 2 February in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus.
The baby"s mother tested positive before she gave birth. It is unclear how the disease was transmitted - in the womb, or after birth.
Only a handful of children have come down with the virus, which has killed 563 people and infected 28 018.

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