Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted he is “very worried” about a coronavirus-linked condition that appears in children and is similar to toxic shock syndrome or Kwakai disease.
NHS doctors were issued an alert about the rise in the “inflammatory” syndrome in recent weeks, which is “very rare” but could be caused by Covid-19.
It has not been confirmed if the symptoms are definitively linked to coronavirus, but England’s top doctor, Professor Christopher Whitty said the reports do warrant further investigation.
Public Health England have been asked to look into the disease, NHS England boss Prof Stephen Powis announced. He said the symptoms have only cropped up in the last few days but the health service are treating it as a “matter of