For first time in Japan: Mother handed Coronavirus newborn

Japan’s Pediatricians Society revealed the first in the country the likely case of transmitting infection with a new coronavirus from the mother to the newborn, the NHK TV channel said.

Doctors have found infection with a baby using PCR testing spent immediately after the birth of a child. Meanwhile, the newborn is in good condition, there is no threat to his life. In addition to him in Japan, 51 babies born in infected woman appeared in Japan from the beginning of the pandemic, but these children did not have any infections, there was no infections, TASS reports.

Recall, last Wednesday in the US state of Florida was born a child with antibodies to coronavirus, transferred to the infant from the vaccinated mother.