Two newborn babies are being cared for at Palermo's Cervello after they tested positive for COVID-19.
One of the babies is intubated in the hospital's intensive care unit for newborns.
Two other babies are under observation at the hospital after being born to a mother who has the coronavirus.
They are both negative for COVID-19.
Two other caesarean births involving women positive for COVID-19 are set to take place at the hospital on Thursday.
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