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Punjab: 8-day-old infant tests positive for coronavirus

An eight-day-old baby girl was tested positive for coronavirus in Punjab's Sangrur. However, the mother was tested negative for the virus.

8-day-old infant tests positive for coronavirus
8-day-old infant tests positive for coronavirus
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Published : Jun 1, 2020, 5:13 PM IST

Sangrur: An eight-day-old baby girl was tested positive for coronavirus in Punjab's Sangrur, though the infant's mother has not been infected, a doctor said on Monday.

The baby girl is undergoing treatment at an isolation center in Ghawada.

Reportedly, an ASHA worker, who was later found corona positive, had helped the woman deliver her baby.

Dr. Baljit Singh, SMO of Sangrur said that the condition of the girl child is stable.

Also Read: COVID-19 LIVE: 373 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Uttar Pradesh in last 24 hours

Sangrur: An eight-day-old baby girl was tested positive for coronavirus in Punjab's Sangrur, though the infant's mother has not been infected, a doctor said on Monday.

The baby girl is undergoing treatment at an isolation center in Ghawada.

Reportedly, an ASHA worker, who was later found corona positive, had helped the woman deliver her baby.

Dr. Baljit Singh, SMO of Sangrur said that the condition of the girl child is stable.

Also Read: COVID-19 LIVE: 373 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Uttar Pradesh in last 24 hours

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