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A 10-year-old B.C. girl diagnosed with COVID-19 last month is now in B.C. Children’s Hospital suffering from a rare syndrome associated with the coronavirus.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children known as MIS-C can attack the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain and gastrointestinal organs. This is believed to be just the third case in B.C. this year.
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At first, the girl and her 12-year-old brother had relatively mild symptoms, “a slight runny nose and some fatigue,” according to a statement from her mother identified only as Tara released by the Facebook group B.C. School COVID Tracker. “We thought we were lucky and in the clear.”
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With a household at high risk medically, Marliss wanted to be in the know about the COVID-19 situation in schools. She first connected with a dad in Quebec who had created a website tracking school exposures. That inspired her to create one for BC schools, always wanting to ensure the information she shares is “fact-based, and validated” backed by letters from public health or school administrators. Along with her counterpart, a Vancouver Island mom, Marliss estimates managing the page takes about 11 hours per day. It now has over 39,000 followers and continues to grow. “The messages start pouring in first thing in the morning, and continue throughout the day,” Marliss says. “We do respond to each and every person’s email, whether it’s just a thumbs-up to let them know we saw it.”