In addition to whether the virus can spread from mail or packages, the WHO notes if certain remedies or treatments are effective in preventing infection. BATON ROUGE - The coronavirus pandemic claimed its youngest victim yet in Louisiana on Monday — a baby born prematurely after her mother contracted the disease and was put on a ventilator. “The baby, because of the extreme prematurity did not survive,” said East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Beau Clark, who blamed the mother’s COVID-19 disease for putting her into labor.
The girl survived only one day, and the coroner said both he and Louisiana’s state epidemiologist agreed that she belongs in the state’s coronavirus death toll. Related: White House Coronavirus Task Force recommends avoiding