Experts now believe the deadly coronavirus doesn't just attack the lungs, it attacks the whole body including the brain, kidneys, heart and nerves.
It also emerged this week that Covid-19 is leaving more children in the US gravely ill. It was reported this weekend three New York kids had died and 73 were sick with an inflammatory disease related to the bug.
The disease, paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome triggers symptoms similar to toxic shock or Kawasaki disease. The three victims who succumbed to the disease include two of who were of primary school age and one adolescent.
They were from different counties and had no underlying health conditions, said New York health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, reports The Week.