MORE than a dozen children have reportedly needed intensive care due to a “mysterious new coronavirus-linked condition”. The youngsters had all fallen ill with a potentially fatal combi…
red fingers or toesSpeaking at the daily Downing Street press conference, Professor Stephen Powis said: "We have become aware in the last few days of reports of severe illness in children which might be a Kawasaki-like disease.
"Therefore, given that we have got a new presentation of this at a time with a new disease, the possibility - it is not a definite, we need to look for other causes as well - but the possibility that there is a link is certainly plausible.
Figures also show that gowns and safety glasses/visors are the most in-demand items across the board. Symptoms include a high temperature that lasts for five days or more, often with a rash and/or swollen glands in the neck. "The advice to parents remains the same: if you are worried about your child for whatever reason, contact NHS 111 or your family doctor for urgent advice, or 999 in an emergency, and if a professional tells you to go to hospital, please go to hospital."Professor Russell Viner, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health , said parents should be reassured that children are unlikely to be seriously ill with Covid-19.
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