Season of ‘sickness’ sees rise in number of little patients
The Hindu
But COVID cases among children are low, symptoms mild, say doctors
Every other day, one gets to hear about a close one or an acquaintance having fever, cold and/or scratchy throat. Even children are not immune to this spell of ‘sickness’. In the current situation, where COVID-19 cases are surging, even mild symptoms among kids leave parents worried. Not taking a chance, they are visiting doctors or opting for video consultation, driving up paediatric out-patient (OP) consultation numbers.
However, paediatricians from prominent hospitals say the number of COVID cases among children is low. In what has come as a relief to parents, severe COVID symptoms among children are negligible. They are recovering under home isolation.
Clinical director of Neonatology at KIMS Cuddles C. Aparna says paediatric OP consultations have increased by 100%, but she is yet to come across any severe case of COVID among children. “We have been seeing children complaining of fever, vomiting, mild cold, cough, decreased appetite and decreased activity. Among those suspected of COVID, a high proportion are testing positive, but overall, the cases are low. Those few paediatric COVID patients are recovering under home isolation,” she explains.
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