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Coronavirus: No increase in severe child cases, paediatricians say – BBC News
“Covid is rife in hospitals, but not among children,” consultant paediatrician Dr Ronny Cheung said.
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Doctors have sought to reassure parents that there has been no increase in the severity of Covid-19 cases among children because of the new variant.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said children’s wards are not seeing any “significant pressure” from Covid-19.
It comes after a London hospital matron told BBC Radio 5 Live of having a ward full of children with coronavirus.
Laura Duffel said the surge in cases was “much scarier” than the first…
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