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With the country in the grip of a third Covid-19 wave, the cases of symptomatic-infected children are on the rise, reveal medical experts. While the infection has been mild in most reported cases, those below two years of age are showing signs of acute infection.
Doctors at this stage have twin worries: One, the rise of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which could manifest four to six weeks after Covid infection. Two, an increase in cases could overwhelm the medical system already groaning under the weight of inadequate specialised trained staff needed for paediatric care.
But medical professionals aren't pressing the
