Arunachal Pradesh: Two patients give birth to healthy babies

ITANAGAR: Two Covid-19 patients have given birth to two healthy babies at a state-run hospital in Arunachal Pradesh , a senior doctor of the medical establishment said on Thursday. The babies, a boy and a girl, have tested negative for Covid-19, he said.

The women gave birth to the babies at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) on Wednesday, the hospital’s director Dr Moji Jini said.

A 32-year-old woman from the Capital Complex region gave birth to a girl weighing 3 kg while another woman from Seppa in East Kameng district gave birth to a boy weighing 3.2 kg, he said. The medical team that helped the women deliver their babies includes Dr Paya Liyak , Dr Marinda Panggeng and anaesthetist Dr Naomi Saring , Jini added.