Newborn baby found to be Covid-19 positive, says Health DG

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  • Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): A newborn baby was diagnosed with Covid-19 after being born to a mother who was suffering from the disease.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, when confirming this, said it had not been ascertained whether the infection had taken place before the baby was born or after.

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