CHILDREN DYING DUE TO COVID IN INDONESIA: ALARMING SITUATION:
According
to a recent post in Times of India, Hundreds of children in Indonesia are dying
covid, and most of them are aged below 5 years. The post states that there is
mortality rate greater than any expected ratio. Since last 2 years our common
intellect says that Corona virus is merely ineffective in children, which is
being proved wrong now.
Since the arrival of pandemic, more than 800 children younger than 18 years have died due to Covid-19 alone. While the majority of deaths occured during last month only with the arrival of new Delta variant.
With the arrival of Delta Variant of Covid-19, a jump in number of death in Children is noted in Indonesia. Approx 50,000 new infections and approx 1,500 death has been declared by the Indonesian Government.
A small report by the pediatricians in Indonesia says that more than 150 children died from Covid-19 during the week of 12th July, with half of them confirming below the age of 5 years.