Having been in a month long medically induced coma after testing positive for COVID-19, Dom gets to go home in time to celebrate his half-birthday. He was diagnosed to be coronavirus positive a month after he was born in Rio de Janeiro and spent 54 days in the hospital, of which 32 were in coma.
Wagner Andrade, this miracle baby’s father, while speaking about this, said, ‘He had some difficulty breathing and so the doctors thought it was a bacterial infection. But the medication didn’t work and he got worse. Then I and my wife decided to take him to a second hospital and test him. He was COVID-19 positive’.
Viviane Monteiro, the baby’s mother, had noticed that the baby had been having difficulty breathing and called a few doctors. Upon recording a video, the doctor had asked them to take him immediately to the hospital. They concluded that he could have possibly contracted it at a relative’s place during a visit.
The parents expressed their joy, saying that they were longing to bring him home. Baby Dom will celebrate his 6-month birthday at home on June 14, with his parents and the virtual presence of his relatives.
Brazil has had atleast 25 COVID-19 related deaths among infants in the last few months. The country has been hit the worst by the virus amongst the South American countries.