A coronavirus patient has given birth while fighting for her own life in a coma. Colombian Diana Angola had been put into a coma after the novel coronavirus left her lungs barely able to function. Doctors performed a caesarian section due to the condition of her lungs and her son Jefferson was born at least 14 weeks prematurely. Angola has now reportedly recovered from the virus.
Pigs hold up traffic on Virgina highway
A motorway in Virginia was congested for nearly an hour after pigs wandered onto the road. After the animals were spotted on the southbound Interstate 95 lanes in Spotsylvania and Carolina counties, state police and deputies closed the lane shoulder two junctions south of where the pigs were strolling around.
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