Govt issues guidelines on Covid in children; suggests rational use of CT scan, discourages Remdesivir

The government has come out with guidelines for the management of Covid-19 among children below 18 years of age. Here are the details.

Comprehensive guidelines for the management of Covid-19 among children have been issued by the central government in which Remdesivir has not been recommended and rational use of HRCT imaging has been suggested. The guidelines issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the health ministry said that steroids are harmful in asymptomatic and mild cases of infection.