While there have only been a small number of cases of severe inflammatory syndrome so far, the WHO has called for health services around the world to share data about potential cases of what it calls multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
The World Health Organisation has called for a global effort to understand a rare inflammatory syndrome affecting children and teenagers that may be linked to Covid-19.
Children infected by Covid-19 have generally displayed milder symptoms than adults and are not thought to be major transmitters of the disease, according to the World Health Organisation, but there is no scientific consensus on how easily children can get infected. Symptoms include fever, rash and signs of inflammation on the hands, mouth, or feet; hypotension or shock; gastrointestinal problems and abnormalities in the heart or blood vessels.
Of the 10 patients diagnosed between February 18 and April 20, eight also tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies. The WHO said the full spectrum of the disease was not yet clear, and it was not certain whether “the geographical distribution in Europe and North America reflects a true pattern, or if the condition has simply not been recognised elsewhere”.
Story continuesSenanayake also said the wider risk of infection was likely to determine whether the syndrome would become a factor to consider when it came to reopening schools.
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