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| Coronavirus: Newborn with heart defect and virus defies odds | Coronavirus: Newborn with heart defect and virus defies odds |
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| A newborn baby who was diagnosed with a complex heart defect has defied the odds after contracting coronavirus. | A newborn baby who was diagnosed with a complex heart defect has defied the odds after contracting coronavirus. |
| Raees Hassain, from Rochdale, had a "remote" chance of survival after being rushed to hospital at six weeks old. | Raees Hassain, from Rochdale, had a "remote" chance of survival after being rushed to hospital at six weeks old. |
| After being diagnosed with a rare case of transposition of the great arteries, his family were dealt another blow when he tested positive for Covid-19. | After being diagnosed with a rare case of transposition of the great arteries, his family were dealt another blow when he tested positive for Covid-19. |
| But five weeks after being rushed to hospital, Raees is back at home with his family after life-saving surgery. | But five weeks after being rushed to hospital, Raees is back at home with his family after life-saving surgery. |
| "Doctors say there is no reason he can't do anything he wants to. He can climb mountains, be a racer, whatever he wants. He has a life now," said his mother Farah. | "Doctors say there is no reason he can't do anything he wants to. He can climb mountains, be a racer, whatever he wants. He has a life now," said his mother Farah. |
| Six weeks after his birth, Raees was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital with a chest recession. | Six weeks after his birth, Raees was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital with a chest recession. |
| He was then transferred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Merseyside where it was discovered his two main arteries in his heart were the wrong way around. | He was then transferred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Merseyside where it was discovered his two main arteries in his heart were the wrong way around. |
| This meant the Raees couldn't breathe properly and his condition was life-threatening, an NHS spokesperson said. | This meant the Raees couldn't breathe properly and his condition was life-threatening, an NHS spokesperson said. |
| His combination of health problems - including testing positive for coronavirus on arrival at the hospital - meant Raees' chances of surviving were very remote, Alder Hey said. | His combination of health problems - including testing positive for coronavirus on arrival at the hospital - meant Raees' chances of surviving were very remote, Alder Hey said. |
| "It was a life or death situation. Even the doctors said the odds were against us," said Farah, who couldn't even touch her son without wearing full personal protective equipment (PPE). | "It was a life or death situation. Even the doctors said the odds were against us," said Farah, who couldn't even touch her son without wearing full personal protective equipment (PPE). |
| Once he tested negative for the virus, Raees had to undergo a life-saving but high-risk operation to repair his heart malformation. | |
| But the operation, which took more than six hours, described as a success by doctors and, two weeks after the operation, he is now at home. | But the operation, which took more than six hours, described as a success by doctors and, two weeks after the operation, he is now at home. |
| Farah has now thanked those who saved her son's life, adding medics "have done such an amazing job". | Farah has now thanked those who saved her son's life, adding medics "have done such an amazing job". |