A mysterious new coronavirus-related illness has hit the headlines in recent weeks, after several cases were seen in children across the globe.
The illness is being described as an ‘inflammatory syndrome’, similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome. Now, Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, has revealed that the illness has affected children in at least 15 states across the US, as well as in five European countries.
He cited a change in skin colour and a racing heart as just two of a ‘wide array of symptoms’, adding: “Parents have to be aware of this. "As a parent I can tell you, this is every parent's worst nightmare.