‘More children likely to be infected in third wave’
May 20, 2021
Experts call for setting up of paediatric task force to take necessary precautions
Patients gasping for breath, relatives desperately looking for hospital beds and oxygen cylinders – these are some of the images that come to our mind when we think of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
Even as the country grapples with the steady spike in the number and severity of infections, senior paediatric experts and health consultants feel the third wave could turn serious for children, unless infrastructure is ramped up and adequate caution put in place.
Paediatric task force