Lack of vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2, China

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A woman with 2019 novel coronavirus disease in her 35th week of pregnancy delivered an infant by cesarean section in a negative-pressure operating room. The infant was negative for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2. This case suggests that mother-to-child transmission is unlikely for this virus.

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0287_article#suggestedcitation
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01/06/2020