Abstract

Since the end of 2019 until present, coronavirus (CoV) disease (COVID)-2019 has spread globally and caused a pandemic. The disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease is showed to be less affecting pediatric population. The proportion children suffering from COVID-19 is only around 2% of total cases with only 0.08% mortality rate. Several hypotheses have been proposed regarding this condition. Children are supposed to be less exposed to patients with COVID-19, have lesser amount of angiotensin converting enzyme 2, have different immune response compared to adults, and have faster tissue recovery ability. All of them decrease the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric population.

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