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Coronavirus: Are pregnant women more at risk?

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There have been no confirmed coronavirus deaths of pregnant women. Professor David Heymann, an infectious disease epidemiologist who headed the WHO’s global response to SARS, believes more research needs to be done on how the virus could affect those who are pregnant. Photo: A pregnant woman wears a protective face mask Credit: Reuters

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