UK investigating possible link between severe symptoms for children and COVID-19

UK investigating possible link between severe symptoms for children and COVID-19

Children are less affected by the coronavirus but a growing number appear to be presenting with symptoms linked to the illness.. Health minister Matt Hancock said he was very worried about reports of children struggling with severe symptoms that might have a link to COVID-19. "We have become aware in the last few days of reports of severe illness in children which might be a Kawasaki-like disease," Stephen Powis, national medical director for England, said, referring to a syndrome which causes inflammation of blood vessels, adding that the disease was very rare.. "I've asked the national clinic director for children and young people to look into this as a matter of urgency.... Leading Pakistani cleric slammed for blaming pandemic on women /node/1665861/world. The comment spurred an immediate backlash with leading activists and a government minister blasting the cleric, while social media users roasted the preacher for ignoring his own group's role in spreading the virus.. Human rights minister Shireen Mazari tweeted it was "simply absurd" for someone to suggest the pandemic was the result of women wearing short sleeves..