She adds, “Since I work for the paediatric wards, in this population I have seen a range of age groups…we have a 6 day old covid positive baby and also a 12-year-old, both ends of the spectrum.” She says that so far no patient has required a ventilator but “if the situation worsens at this pace, we will have a shortage very soon. Adult wards are already having ventilator shortage.”
Dr Harshil added that many more patients were testing positive for longer this time around.
This time around, more children are getting infected at a faster pace.
Dr Sakina explains, “Children are having almost the same symptoms of fever, cough and increased respiratory activity. We had a few with vomiting, loose stools and abdominal pain too, but predominantly, it is restricted to fever and respiratory symptoms. And then there are few who have no symptoms at all, but that’s worse, cause they are the ones who are the silent carriers.”
It’s difficult to control the transmission with children…
