Positive coronavirus test of newborn baby 'raises concerns about transmission'

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A positive coronavirus test of a newborn baby has raised concerns over the way the infection is transmitted, according to a virology professor at Imperial College.

The child tested positive for Covid-19 at North Middlesex Hospital, in north London, shortly after being delivered and became the youngest person to be diagnosed with the disease in the UK, the Sun reported.

The mum was also found to have coronavirus.

Professor Richard Tedder, Visiting Professor in Medical Virology, Imperial College London, said the news raised concerns about the potential ways in which the transmission may have occurred.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-baby-mum-newborn-transmission-191603463.html

[sheshe2]

1. Shit! nt

[Phoenix61]

2. I'm curious why it's surprising it crosses the placenta.

Definitely not good but lots of other viruses cross.

[Claritie Pixie]

4. It's surprising because it's a respiratory virus.

[Phoenix61]

5. So is German Measles and it crosses with

serious side effects.

[Claritie Pixie]

6. Yes measles is, then it spreads throughout the body.

Coronaviruses typically don't and stay localized, like a cold.

So maybe COVID-19 isn't typical and spread through the body like measles.

[Phoenix61]

7. Hmmmm, didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.

Maybe that’s why they are seeing people who they thought had recovered becoming sick again, it’s hiding out in other tissues.

[Claritie Pixie]

9. Sure! Ya know you may have something there.

[Frustratedlady]

3. This stuff is beyond scary. Is the first case in the world? Hope beyond hope.

I can't imagine having this virus while being pregnant. I hope they both survive.

[dumbcat]

8. No possibility of it being a false positive?

I guess that would ruin the story. So let’s not discuss it.