A woman has died from coronavirus hours after giving birth to her daughter in Ukraine.
The 36-year-old mother, identified only as Galina, is said to have been infected with the virus at a perinatal centre in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine.
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She was admitted to the centre on March 10 when she had no sign of the virus, local media reported but fell severely ill after a 19-day stay at the unit.
Galina died from coronavirus just hours after giving birth to a baby girl in Ukraine
Her family say she was in good health when she was admitted to a perinatal unit on March 10, but believe she was infected by other patients or staff while being attended to.
Local health authorities spokesman Volodymyr Chemny said during a press conference: ‘On March 29, the woman’s condition suddenly worsened.
There are no indications yet whether the newborn baby is also a carrier of this deadly virus
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