Meanwhile, in South Africa the death is reported of a two-day-old baby after being born prematurely to a coronavirus positive mother.

The case becomes the country’s first neonatal coronavirus death since the pandemic hit the Rainbow Nation.

Explaining the circumstances leading to the baby’s death, health minister Zweli Mkhize said the premature baby’s condition was critical including lung problems and after birth.

This was a two-day-old baby that was born prematurely and therefore had lung difficulties, which required ventilation support immediately after birth,” the BBC quoted Mkhize at a press briefing.

“The mother had tested positive for Covid-19 and the child subsequently tested positive for Covid-19 as well.