A woman with COVID-19 gave birth to triplets in China, all of whom tested negative for the virus.
The woman, 29, gave birth in a quarantine area in hospital in the southwest city of Ruili, the Yunnan provincial health commission announced on Thursday (local time).
A team of doctors in full PPE gear helped deliver the babies via cesarean section on August 11.
The newborns' first COVID-19 test - which used samples taken from amniotic fluid, throats swabs and gastric juices - all came back negative.
The babies' mother was hospitalised on July 9 after testing positive for COVID-19 but her condition quickly deteriorated and by July 12 she was classed as a "severe" case.
As a result a team of doctors and nurses was assigned to care for her 24/7.
Yunnan provincial health commission deputy director Bai Song told local media the mother was just 28 weeks pregnant when she was hospitalised.
"Our previous experience shows that the condition of COVID-19 patients in the third trimester of pregnancy is very complicated, especially if they are infected with the Delta variant.
"So it is urgent to ensure that the mother and babies receive timely, accurate and effective treatment."
First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University paediatric director Duan Jian said the babies are in a "stable condition and are being cared for in a special care unit".
Jian said although they were born prematurely they are in good condition.
So far China has reported 94,161 cases of COVID-19 and 4636 deaths.
