Gurugram: Children up to 15 years old contributed 4% of Covid cases in the city during the second wave height between April 1 and May 31.
Of the 4,676 children infected during this period, 94 (2%) must be hospitalized, according to data sourced from the Ministry of Health.
Instead, 1,154 children were found to have Covid during the first wave and none of them needed hospitalization.
Amid fears that a wave of fresh Covid infection can affect more children, some doctors told children including the most healthy and wrong to assume that they will be the hardest if there is a third wave.
However, the Ministry of Health has begun to strengthen infrastructure for the treatment of children, if there is a surge in cases among children.
“It is not true that only children will be affected if there is a third wave.
The virus will hit anyone who is susceptible to infection.
However, we have prepared themselves to manage all situations.
We have strengthened the Pediatric (Triga) intensive care unit and care unit Neonatal intensive (NICU), “said Dr.
Virender Yadav, the head of the Gurugram medical officer.
He added, “We have established 20 beds in the pediatric unit and make arrangements for the BIPAP machine for children.
At Medanta Hospital, around 100 ventilators are being installed in the pediatric ward.
At M3M Group facilities, 100 oxygen pediatric beds have been arranged .
We also put aside 100 observation beds for children at Bharat Vikas Parishad at Palam Vihar.
“According to the doctor, the children infected with Covid mostly have low-level fever with sore throat and body pain.
Some children feel abdominal pain and develop gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Others also have difficulty breathing and high fever.
The doctor said there was very little death among children because Covid.
“During the second wave, see 30-40 children infected with Covid every week.
But there are very few deaths among children.
Death is noted only in cases where the child has suffered from cancer or other life-threatening diseases.
Compared to people.
Compared to people Adults, children are not infected.
Healthy children recover faster without hospitalization, “said Dr.
Kishore Kumar, Chair of the Founder and Neonatologist at the Cloudnine Group of Hospitals.
However, according to official data, there has been no death among children in the city hospital because Covid.
Dr.
Manish Mannan, Pediatric Chief and Neonatology at Paras Hospitals, said, “Here, we must admit only two children, both of them are 15 years old.
Symptoms in one of those high-grade non-responsive fever with increased respiratory rate.
He must be given oxygen.
The second child also experienced high-grade fever outside seven days with crazy blood reports.
They have a score of CT 12/25 and 15/25.
They are treated according to the specified protocol.
Both are dismissed after a week.
They are fine Now.
“The doctor connects Covid-19 to children with comorbidity.
Dr.
Chowdhury, a child doctor consultant at Columbia Asia Hospital, said, “Children are influenced more during the second Covid wave especially because more adults are infected.
Like adults, obesity in children is a significant comorbidity.
This means That obese children have worse results.
Which is under the age of one and those who have comorbidity such as asthma, kidney problems, heart disease, genetic conditions or diseases in which immunity is low, higher risk.
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