A Chinese baby is the youngest person recorded to be infected by the Coronavirus.
The baby was diagnosed with coronavirus just 30 hours after a woman who had tested positive for the deadly disease gave birth in the city of Wuhan.
BBC News reports doctors at the Wuhan Children’s Hospital have cited the case as evidence that pregnant women infected with the virus may be able to pass it to their unborn children.
There are 24,324 confirmed cases of coronavirus and almost 500 people have died from the virus.
The doctors say the newborn, whose vital signs were stable, has no fever or cough, but was experiencing shortness of breath however Chest X-rays showed signs of infection along with some abnormalities in liver functions.
The hospital also disclosed details of another case involving a baby who was born healthy on the 13th of last month.
The doctor confirms that the baby was in close contact with patients infected with the new coronavirus, which says newborns can also be infected.
China’s National Health Commission says on Tuesday, the oldest person diagnosed with the virus is a 90-year-old, and that 80 percent of reported deaths have been of people age 60 and older.
[Source:BBC News]
