A girl in New Delhi gets a nasal swab to test for the new coronavirus. A rare Kawasaki disease–like illness linked to the virus is sickening young people.
By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.Three children at one London hospital in mid-April, followed the next day by three at another—for Elizabeth Whittaker, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at Imperial College London, those first cases raised an alarm.
The youngsters had fevers, rashes, stomach pain, and, in some cases, heart problems, along with blood markers that characterize COVID-19 in adults, including one associated with clotting.