Newborn baby in London becomes youngest coronavirus victim in the world as his mother is treated in a separate hospital
- The mother was rushed to hospital with suspected pneumonia
- The newborn was then tested positive and is being treated in a separate hospital
- Doctors do not know if the baby contracted it via the womb or during birth
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A newborn baby in England has become the world’s youngest victim to test positive for coronavirus.
The child’s mother was rushed to hospital days ago with suspected pneumonia but her positive result was only known after the birth.
The pair are being treated at separate hospitals with the mother being cared for at North Middlesex Hospital.
A newborn baby in England has become the world’s youngest victim to test positive for coronavirus (stock image)
After doctors learned of the mother’s positive result, the baby was tested very soon after its arrival, according to The Sun.
Doctors are trying to establish how the newborn contracted the virus, either through the womb or during birth.
A source said: ‘Staff in contact with both patients have been advised to self-isolate.
‘Health officials are urgently trying to find out the circumstances behind their infections.’
Officials have advised the pregnant women and babies are at low risk from coronavirus and are likely to only endure mild symptoms.
The news comes as the UK’s infection toll soars by more than 200 in one day to around 800 with 11 fatalities in total.