New mother dies of coronavirus 6 days after giving birth in UK

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A woman has died from coronavirus just days after giving birth without ever being able to hold her newborn son, The Guardian reported.

Fozia Hanif, started to develop symptoms and tested positive for the disease just before her 29th birthday, resulting in the premature birth of her son, Ayaan, earlier this month.

Just six days after giving birth, Hanif’s family were given the devastating news that she would not recover and her ventilator would be turned off.

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