India, July 28 -- A woman who has tested positive for the Covid-19 disease can continue to breastfeed her baby, but should maintain a physical distance of 6 feet at all other times, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said. Also, there is no evidence yet to suggest that a foetus may contract the virus from the mother, but pregnant women need to take all possible precautions to stay away from being infected, the ministry quoted a senior doctor from an interview. The ministry spoke to Dr Manju Puri, who heads the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, over several related concerns, including vaccine hesitancy and what precautions an infected woman needs to take to protect her newborn. Dr Puri said vaccines that are being administered against coronavirus do not have any adverse effect on reproductive organs or fertility. Stressing the importance of inoculation, Dr Puri said the doses will help prevent severe diseases in pregnant women. HTC...