Babies born in the Year of the Rat delivered in local hospitals
Shanghai maternity hospitals have welcomed the first babies born in the Year of the Rat.
Hospitals have enhanced disinfection and management for coronavirus prevention and control.
Anyone arriving has their temperature checked and is questioned about their connection to Wuhan, the center of the outbreak. Visitors also wear masks.
By 7:30am, 11 Rat Year babies had been delivered at Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital.
A boy was delivered at 12:42am. The 3,640-gram baby is the second child of the family and his parents gave him the nickname Niu Niu, which is a homophone for “new.”
Niu Niu, who was born at 12:42am at Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, with his mother.
Niu Niu with his mother and father.
The Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital of Fudan University said 14 New Year babies had been delivered in the hospital by 8am.
A boy was born just at 12am, becoming the first born in the Year of the Rat.
At 12:05am, a boy was born at Shanghai International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital.
“We hope the babies will bring happiness to all people, who are nervous in the face of the current coronavirus outbreak,” said father surnamed Pan.
