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Cases of children with severe inflammation are reported from Geneva and many other European cities. It is not clear if there is a connection to the corona virus.
The university hospital has reported three cases of seriously ill children.
(dpa / gb.) In Switzerland and in several other European countries, unusually serious illnesses have been identified in children. Coronavirus has been detected in some of the inflammatory cases. However, the numbers are very low. So far, three cases of Geneva in Switzerland are known, in one case the virus has been detected. Affected children show symptoms similar to Kawasaki syndrome. These include inflamed blood vessels, fever, and often a skin rash. Doctors still don’t know what triggers Kawasaki syndrome. It mainly affects young children.
The Keystone-SDA news agency reported for the first time on cases of illness in Switzerland. According to the report, all cases occurred at the university clinic in Geneva. Since the crown epidemic began, three children have been treated there with such severe inflammation. Since then, one of the children has recovered and has already been released, one is still in the normal ward and the other in the intensive care unit, a spokeswoman told the DPA news agency on Thursday. The spokeswoman was unable to name the age of the children. According to Daniel Koch, Corona’s federal delegate, it is likely to be an immune response to an infection with the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization calms parents
So far two cases are known in Germany. Cases of the mysterious disease have also been reported from Italy and Spain. In the United Kingdom, the National Health Service alerted hospitals to around two dozen seriously ill children.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has already addressed the issue. WHO emergency coordinator Michael Ryan said the virus attacks not only the lungs but also other tissues. However, Ryan calmed concerned parents: “The vast majority of children who contract the virus have a mild infection and make a full recovery.”
