MANILA, Philippines — A 16-day-old baby successfully won his battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), making him the youngest survivor of COVID-19 in the Philippines.
In a Facebook post Thursday, the Department of Health (DOH) said the newborn child was admitted to the National Children’s Hospital in Quezon City for 11 days.
“Meet BABY SURVIVOR, a 16-day old baby who conquered COVID-19! Our frontliners at the National Children’s Hospital tirelessly took care of the neonate for 11 days and successfully nursed him back to health!” the DOH said.
The health department lauded the healthcare team that took care of the baby.
In a video conference earlier, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire revealed that of the 25 infants who have contracted the virus, six of them have died.
While there is still no proof that pregnant women can pass the virus “vertically” to their babies, Vergeire said the infants may have contracted the coronavirus after they were born.
The youngest COVID-19 patient in the country now is a nine-day-old newborn in Cebu.