A new crown-positive pregnant woman in Nanchang, Jiangxi gave birth to a baby boy, and the initial screening was negative for nucleic acid

On the afternoon of March 20

A new crown “positive” pregnant woman in Nanchang

successfully delivered a baby boy by caesarean section

This is the first time in Jiangxi Province to successfully perform caesarean section operation for a person infected with the Omikron variant BA.2

People are concerned about the new coronavirus Omikron virus Will the strain be passed on to the child through the vertical maternal-infant route?

The good news is that

The infant was initially screened negative for nucleic acid and has been sent to the isolation and nursing room

(People’s Daily )