First confirmed case of coronavirus infection in womb, researchers say

Doctors in France believe they may have recorded the first proven case of a baby being infected with the coronavirus in the womb.

Medical professionals have spotted a number of instances of newborn babies having contracted the Covid-19 - with one such case noted by researchers in China back in February.

However doctors at the Antoine Beclere hospital in Paris were able to confirm a child was a carrier of the virus just one hour after its birth - and believe the infection may have passed through the placenta in utero.