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Healthy baby born to COVID-19 positive woman at AIIMS; first such case in Delhi

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 04 2020 | 2:46 PM IST

A coronavirus positive woman has given birth to a baby at the AIIMS here, official sources said, adding that the baby is "healthy and doing well as of now".

Dr Neerja Bhatla, professorin the Department ofObstetricsandGynaecology at AIIMS who led the team which carried out the delivery said the baby boywas born on Friday evening, a week early, through C-section and is doing fine so far.

When asked if the baby's sample would be tested for COVID-19, she said, "We are going to monitor his condition and look out for symptoms. So far the baby is doing fine."

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First Published: Apr 04 2020 | 2:46 PM IST

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