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The coronavirus baby with a rare heart defect who couldn't even by TOUCHED by his mum - saved by the skill of surgeons
A baby given a 'remote' chance of survival after being diagnosed with a rare heart defect - while suffering from coronavirus - is back at home following life-saving surgery.Raees Hassain, from Rochdale, was rushed into hospital at just six-weeks-old.He was diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries. His family was then dealt another devastating blow when he tested positive for COVID-19.The chances of Raees pulling through were slim.But five weeks later, he's recovering at home."Raees has been through so much and come out stronger for it, he is a real soldier," mum Farah said."Doctors say there is no reason he can’t do anything he wants to.