<p>A woman who tested positive for coronavirus gave birth to a healthy baby at an Athens hospital, Greek media reported on Thursday.</p>.<p>The 24-year-old woman and her partner had both tested positive before the delivery on Wednesday, but the first test on the baby came back negative for COVID-19.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-indian-covid-19-patient-dies-in-iran-one-more-tests-positive-in-kerala-799686.html" target="_blank">Follow live developments of the coronavirus pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>"The virus is not transmitted by the placenta," the director of maternity at Attikon Hospital told Greek national broadcaster ERT.</p>.<p>The hospital had prepared for the birth by installing a confined area in the ward and the doctors all wore three pairs of gloves, protective glasses and masks to perform the caesarean section.</p>.<p>"It was a unique experience," an obstetrician told ERT.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-812987.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow Live Updates of Coronavirus Cases in India Here</strong></a></p>.<p>The mother must remain in isolation for the next 14 days and will only be able to hold her baby at the end of that period.</p>
<p>A woman who tested positive for coronavirus gave birth to a healthy baby at an Athens hospital, Greek media reported on Thursday.</p>.<p>The 24-year-old woman and her partner had both tested positive before the delivery on Wednesday, but the first test on the baby came back negative for COVID-19.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-indian-covid-19-patient-dies-in-iran-one-more-tests-positive-in-kerala-799686.html" target="_blank">Follow live developments of the coronavirus pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>"The virus is not transmitted by the placenta," the director of maternity at Attikon Hospital told Greek national broadcaster ERT.</p>.<p>The hospital had prepared for the birth by installing a confined area in the ward and the doctors all wore three pairs of gloves, protective glasses and masks to perform the caesarean section.</p>.<p>"It was a unique experience," an obstetrician told ERT.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-812987.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow Live Updates of Coronavirus Cases in India Here</strong></a></p>.<p>The mother must remain in isolation for the next 14 days and will only be able to hold her baby at the end of that period.</p>