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Abigail O'Leary

Newborn babies are being given mini visors to protect them from coronavirus

Newborn babies are being given mini visors to protect then from contracting coronavirus.

An image from a hospital in Bangkok showed two baby girls swaddled in blankets while wearing plastic shields over their faces.

After the image was shared on social media, many people commented on how images of the newborns were both adorable and harrowing.

Tareque Laskar said: "This is both incredibly cute and devastatingly heartbreaking at the same time.|

Sarah Louise said: "This is both terrifying and adorable at the same time."

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The baby was fitted with a tiny visor after being born (AFP via Getty Images)

Another said: "I'm glad they're being protected but sad it is necessary."

Across Thailand, there have been relatively low numbers of those infected as well as deaths from the virus.

Latest figures show there are 2,473 cases of coronavirus and 33 deaths.

In the last 24 hours, there have been 54 new cases in Thailand, with 21 of those in Bangkok - although it is not known if any of these are young victims.

The UK, there have been a number of cases involving babies becoming infected.

The baby girl was born at a hospital in Bangkok (REUTERS)
Nurses hold two babies wearing visors at a hospital in Bangkok (AFP via Getty Images)

Earlier this week, a mum spoke of her "heartbreak" after her 12-week-old baby contracted  coronavirus  - in what is thought to be one of the UK's youngest cases to date.

Winter-Rose Watson was admitted to hospital on Friday morning suffering from a severe temperature and struggling to breathe.

According to distraught mum Jade Watson doctors initially ruled Covid-19 out but tests the next day confirmed the virus, she said.

Winter-Rose was placed on a drip and left to fight for her life, as experts told the mum-of-two there was "nothing else" they could do.

Winter-Rose Watson was just 12 weeks old when she became infected (Jade Watson / SWNS.COM)

Miraculously, within 48 hours the baby's condition had improved so drastically she was allowed to return home, where she remains in recovery now.

Jade, 27, from Burnley, Lancs., said: "It was the worst experience of my entire life, I was so scared.

"To see my baby struggling like that was so painful, I couldn't believe what was happening.

"I'm so grateful she was able to pull through."

Another baby, aged one, was also diagnosed with coronavirus earlier this week.

Peter Jones explained how his son is in hospital recovering from a  coronavirus  infection, with the family spending three weeks in isolation.

The Devon dad believes that he brought the virus back to their home after a single trip to the supermarket.

While three of the family recovered quickly, he wrote on his  Twitter  page, Peter's youngest son was less fortunate and needed hospital treatment.

"After a short stay in hospital our baby boy has recovered quickly with the help of oxygen and antibiotics for the infection," he posted.

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