Health: S.African official says children sick with Covid-19 have mild infections – Gulf Digital News

Health: S.African official says children sick with Covid-19 have mild infections – Gulf Digital News

Higher hospital admissions among children during a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in South Africa that has been driven by the Omicron coronavirus variant should not prompt panic as infections have been mild, a health official said on Saturday.

A large number of infants admitted with Covid-19 last month in Tshwane, the metropolitan area that includes the capital Pretoria, raised concerns that the newly identified Omicron could pose greater risks for young children than other variants.

Scientists have yet to confirm any link and have cautioned that other factors could be at play.