Newborn triplets were tested positive for coronavirus. The odds of this story is, the parents were negative. According to CNN's latest report, Mexican health officials discovered a set of premature triplets born in Mexico are "evolving favorably" and "stable" after testing positive for COVID-19.
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"What we need to look at is a situation where perhaps [the virus] is being transmitted through the placenta. That's not something that we can be sure of. Those are theories that we have to look at. It's a new virus. There still is not literature available internationally on this issue, but it will be worth reviewing," she said.
The test was confirmed to be carried out before the babies are even born. Mexico's coronavirus cases are already closing into 200,000. With health ministry reporting 6,288 new cases, the country recorded another daily record on Tuesday, June 23; This brings Mexico to 23,377 coronavirus cases.
The ministry reported that the country's current death toll is 23,377, bringing 793 new deaths from the virus. Meanwhile, the medical researchers are still looking for other potential sources of the infection, such as the breast milk of the mother. Health officials confirmed that the babies, who had developed a respiratory infection, were responding properly to antibiotic treatments.
"Now that we have the negative result of the PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests done on both parents, the case it's even more relevant, not only for the investigation our doctors in the state are doing but for the worldwide research on the behavior of the virus itself," said Rangel.
The report confirmed that the newborn triplets were delivered in Ignacio Morones Prieto Central Hospital.
