Some babies born to coronavirus-infected mothers already have antibodies against the viral disease, one of the UK's top doctors revealed today. Some experts had previously argued that babies with Covid-19 were catching it from their mothers after birth, or from an infected midwife or doctor in the hospital. The finding was revealed in the UK's first major study into coronavirus's effect on mothers-to-be, which looked at 427 women infected with the disease across the country. He said it was 'probably' the case that most of these children caught the virus through the placenta of their mothers. Doctors say infected children are far more likely to have no symptoms than they are to develop a severe case of COVID-19.

Source: Daily Mail June 18, 2020 17:57 UTC