Insufficient evidence of mother-to-child coronavirus transmission: Chinese expert

A Chinese expert said Friday that so far there are no sufficient data to prove mother-to-child transmission of the novel coronavirus.

Wang Guiqiang, chairman of the Society of Infectious Diseases of the Chinese Medical Association, made the remarks at a press conference when responding to a question about a case of newborn infection.

Wang said the newborn baby was more likely to have been infected through touching.