Hospitals in Thailand are providing newborn babies with plastic face shields to protect them against COVID-19.

Nurses at the Praram 9 Hospital in Bangkok have been pictured holding the masked babies in a maternity ward. And per The Independent, another hospital in the Samut Prakarn province has also been providing face shields for newborns.

"We have extra protection measures for little ones and friends, with face shield for newborns. So cute!" Paolo Hospital wrote on its Facebook page, as reported by the publicaiton.

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at the time of writing, there have been 2,473 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Thailand, and 33 deaths.

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In related news, Melania Trump has taken to social media to share a photo of herself wearing a cloth face mask in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is the first member of the Trump family to publicly wear a face covering.

This comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance for the American public. On the 3rd of April, the CDC suggested that citizens wear non-medical cloth coverings while out in public in order to halt the spread of the virus by those who are asymptomatic carriers.

However, when announcing the measures, President Donald Trump stressed that the guidelines were optional. "I'm choosing not to do it," he said.

Watch as President Trump berates a NBC news reporter:

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"As the CDC continues to study the spread of the COVID-19, they recommend that people wear cloth face coverings in public settings where social distancing measures can be difficult to maintain," the First Lady wrote on her social media accounts, alongside a photograph of herself. "Remember, this does not replace the importance of social distancing. It is recommended to keep us all safe."

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Per CNN, on Sunday, Trump was asked during a press briefing about the First Lady's support of face coverings, given his personal stance on the matter.

"It's good, no, she feels that way," he said. "She likes the idea of wearing it, yeah, she does. A lot of people do. Again, it's a recommendation, and I understand that recommendation, and I'm OK with it."

Newborn babies given mini face shields to protect against coronavirus