April 20, 2024

Athens News

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Attica: 15 children hospitalized with coronavirus

In the children’s hospitals Agia Sofia and Aglaya Kiryaku, 15 children are being treated for coronavirus, including a 2-month-old baby in the intensive care unit.

The smallest patient has been diagnosed with respiratory failure, but, according to doctors, her life is out of danger, SKAI reports. Another patient, 5 years old, was hospitalized with post-inflammatory syndrome. Usually, this complication occurs 5-6 weeks after the underlying coronavirus disease.

Medical specialists give a disappointing prognosis for the disease of children with covid. Professor Demosthenes Sarigiannis estimates that up to 70,000 minors may be ill by the end of the year. He emphasizes:

“The daily incidence rate of children is now likely to rise from 30% to 40%, with 2% to 4% of children becoming seriously ill.”





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