A mum has warned parents to be on the lookout for symptoms of a syndrome which is feared could be linked to covid-19. At the weekend an alert was first issued over a 'coronavirus-related condition' emerging in children.
Experts have described it as 'a Kawasaki-like disease', a form of toxic shock syndrome which causes the body’s immune system to attack its own organs.
While medics stressed only a small number of children appear to have been affected so far, they want GPs to be aware of the rise in the number of kids suffering from what's being described as an 'inflammatory syndrome' over the last three weeks.
On Monday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was 'very worried' about the reports and that his government advisors are looking