TRIBUNJABAR.ID, BANDUNG- The recent increase in Covid-19 cases is not only dominated by adults, it is recorded that the number of Covid-19 cases affecting children has also increased.
Therefore, children who are exposed to Covid-19 and must undergo independent isolation need attention from their families, especially parents.
Parents must know the right way to handle self-isolation in children.
Quoted from Unair’s official website, Covid-19 is currently not only infecting adults to old people but children also have the same potential.
Official data released in June 2021 shows that the number of children who have tested positive for Covid-19 is 250,000.
The child mortality rate due to Covid-19 has even reached 1.2% of the total.
The Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) also stated that 50% of child deaths due to Covid-19 were under the age of 5 years.
Dr. Retno Asih Setyoningrum, dr., Sp.A(K) said that the symptoms of Covid-19 in children are very diverse, ranging from mild to severe symptoms that threaten life.
“The symptoms depend on the phase of illness, previous health conditions, the presence of comorbid diseases, as well as other specific features such as congenital abnormalities,” he said.
However, fever is a common symptom in children.
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