This Article is From May 29, 2021

Newborn Tests Covid Positive In UP Hospital, But Mother Is Negative

According to Dr Kaushan Kumar Gupta, the Medical Superintendent, the mother was tested for COVID-19 on May 24 before giving birth. The following day, she gave birth to a girl, who tested positive.

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There are certain flaws and limitations of an RT-PCR test, said the doctor (Representational)

Varanasi :

A new born girl tested positive for COVID-19 at a hospital in Banaras Hindu University's (BHU) Sir Sunderlal Hospital, despite her mother testing negative before the delivery.

According to Dr Kaushan Kumar Gupta, the Medical Superintendent, the mother was tested for COVID-19 on May 24 before giving birth. The following day, she gave birth to a girl, who tested positive.

"A woman tested negative in an RT-PCR test at BHU's Sir Sunderlal Hospital on May 24 before delivery. She gave birth to a baby girl on May 25. She was tested for COVID after her birth. The result was COVID-positive," he told ANI.

He added, "There are certain flaws and limitations of an RT-PCR test."

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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