New Delhi: Amidst the boom omicron Health experts warned on Saturday that this type of infection could be Children to see more problems than delta Type.
According to experts, the Omicron variant can be more lethal to children as this variant mainly affects the upper respiratory tract and children have a higher respiratory rate than adults, making them more sensitive to agents in the air. go.
Animesh Arya, Senior Consultant, Respiratory Medicine, Shree Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi, said, “Children’s respiratory tract is smaller than that of adults and this new variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract in infected patients.”
“It can therefore be said that children are more likely to have problems, which can be a cause for concern but are not fatal compared to adults,” Arya said.
Tushar Tayal, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Narayana Superspecialty Hospital, Gurugram said that as of now this variant is affecting more number of children as compared to the previous variant.
Experts said that the symptoms of Omicron in children are mainly similar to those of adults like sore throat, mild fever, fatigue etc.
“We should be more prepared this time to protect our children,” Tayal said. The symptoms present in children are not much different from those of adults, including cough and cold, fever, etc.
“Parents, let your children stay at home as much as possible, take it all” COVID-19 Take relevant precautions and take care of their nutrition to fight seriously if infected.”
according to the data of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an average of 672 children were hospitalized every day with Covid-19 during the last week ending Sunday – the highest number of such pandemics.
Meanwhile, a CDC study said that children who were infected with Kovid-19 were at higher risk of developing new cases of diabetes after infection.
In India, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning that with 64 fresh omicron infections detected in the last 24 hours, the national tally of this highly contagious COVID-19 variant has risen to 3,071.
According to the ministry, so far the infection has spread to 27 states and union territories. However, Maharashtra and Delhi remain the most affected states.
According to experts, the Omicron variant can be more lethal to children as this variant mainly affects the upper respiratory tract and children have a higher respiratory rate than adults, making them more sensitive to agents in the air. go.
Animesh Arya, Senior Consultant, Respiratory Medicine, Shree Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi, said, “Children’s respiratory tract is smaller than that of adults and this new variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract in infected patients.”
“It can therefore be said that children are more likely to have problems, which can be a cause for concern but are not fatal compared to adults,” Arya said.
Tushar Tayal, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Narayana Superspecialty Hospital, Gurugram said that as of now this variant is affecting more number of children as compared to the previous variant.
Experts said that the symptoms of Omicron in children are mainly similar to those of adults like sore throat, mild fever, fatigue etc.
“We should be more prepared this time to protect our children,” Tayal said. The symptoms present in children are not much different from those of adults, including cough and cold, fever, etc.
“Parents, let your children stay at home as much as possible, take it all” COVID-19 Take relevant precautions and take care of their nutrition to fight seriously if infected.”
according to the data of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an average of 672 children were hospitalized every day with Covid-19 during the last week ending Sunday – the highest number of such pandemics.
Meanwhile, a CDC study said that children who were infected with Kovid-19 were at higher risk of developing new cases of diabetes after infection.
In India, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday morning that with 64 fresh omicron infections detected in the last 24 hours, the national tally of this highly contagious COVID-19 variant has risen to 3,071.
According to the ministry, so far the infection has spread to 27 states and union territories. However, Maharashtra and Delhi remain the most affected states.
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