A baby has tested positive for coronavirus shortly after being born at a London hospital, becoming one of the world’s youngest patients.
The child’s mother was tested for the illness before giving birth at North Middlesex Hospital, in Edmonton, but the result was not confirmed until after she had her child.
The Sun reported that the infant was tested within minutes of being delivered, and doctors are working to establish whether it was infected during birth or while in the womb.
The mother, who was originally being treated for suspected pneumonia, has been moved to a different hospital for specialist treatment.
