In Ukraine, as of Saturday morning, October 3, a new record number of cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19 per day was recorded - 4 661.
Doctors say: children are less susceptible to coronavirus. However, since the beginning of the pandemic - in total, more than 12,000 children have become ill! And this figure is constantly growing - child tests are more and more often positive. Although elderly people with chronic diseases are at risk, this does not mean that children do not get COVID-19.
“In terms of coronavirus infection, children get sick the same way, just damage to their lung tissue is repaired very quickly. They are able to heal injuries much more actively than in adults, - said immunologist and virologist Boris Donskoy on the air of the Ukraine channel. “In children, coronavirus infection has an asymptomatic course, since their body does not suffer, they do not have oxygen disturbance in their blood, and therefore we do not see these symptoms.”The scariest part is that when you think a child is healthy, they are actually asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19.
“A large number of people do not suffer from it, but they become infected and are the source of its spread, including children,” the doctor explains.
Explicit symptoms are seen in children with pathologies, diseases of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Even if a child has recently been ill with a common ARVI, his weakened body may not protect itself from covid. Therefore, it is a mistake to think that children are not at risk. They must be better protected - let them wear masks and do not forget about the rules of hygiene. Also, strengthen the immune system with vitamins in the form of fruits and vegetables and more often be outdoors without crowds.
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