TORONTO – Ontario’s Health Minister says the province is going to better monitor children after reports of a rare inflammatory illness in kids diagnosed with COVID-19.
Christine Elliott says the province’s case definition of COVID-19 will now include multisystem inflammatory vasculitis, which may appear in children. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] She says that although the connection between this inflammatory illness and COVID-19 is not confirmed at this time, the province is taking immediate action “to protect Ontario’s children.” Elliott says recent data in the country indicates the majority of COVID-19 infections in children are mild and do not require hospitalization.
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