Pregnant nurse with coronavirus dies in UK

A pregnant nurse who tested positive for COVID-19 has died after undergoing an emergency caesarean to save her child.

The Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong died on Sunday and "was a fantastic nurse and a great example of what we stand for".

An internal staff email sent to her colleagues at Luton and Dunstable Hospital says the decision to perform the caesarean came after her condition deteriorated.

Channel 4 News, which first reported the tragedy, said doctors initially thought Agyapong was showing signs of improving but her symptoms got worse.

The NHS Trust's chief executive, David Carter, told Channel 4 that the little girl's survival was a "beacon of light at this very dark time".