Abstract
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a novel Corona virus. WHO had declared it as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. To halt the COVID-19 transmission almost all the countries had nationwide school closure and classes have been shifted to home-based distance-learning models using internet and electronic devices. There have been gross impairment of family life, academic and extracurricular activities and social interaction of kids. In this article, the impact of COVID 19 on children has been discussed along with few thoughts regarding utilization of this critical period in a positive way.
Highlights
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious acute respiratory disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) later announced that a novel Coronavirus had been detected in samples taken from these patients
More than 213 countries and territories of the world have reported 53,507,282 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,305,164 deaths [2,3] Fewer cases of children have been reported in children compared with adults. [4,5] Hospitalization rates in children are significantly lower, suggesting that children may have less severe illness from COVID-19 compared to adults.[6,7]
Summary
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious acute respiratory disease. More than 213 countries and territories of the world have reported 53,507,282 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,305,164 deaths [2,3] Fewer cases of children have been reported in children (age 0-17 years) compared with adults. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh is running a fever clinic for the febrile patients, investigating the suspected patients by RT PCR testing for Covid-19 and providing treatment during this pandemic. 35,000 suspected cases (including 2047 children) attended fever clinic from March to July 2019. Among the suspected paediatric population, 17.5% (359 cases) were confirmed cases for COVID 19 with an age range between 3 months to 18 years. According to the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects, the population stood at 161,376,708 in 2016.Among them, around 40 percent are children. [15]
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