Child suffering from pulmonary failure syndrome and COVID-19 recovers

T TV Wednesday 02/September/2020 08:09 AM
By: Times News Service

Rustaq Hospital has registered the first case of recovery in the Sultanate of a child with pulmonary failure syndrome associated with COVID-19.

A statement issued online by Oman TV said that the Sultanate registered first recovery case of a child with pulmonary failure syndrome associated with COVID-19.Dr. Ahmed Al Farsi, paediatrician and Intensive Care specialist at Rustaq Hospital said that acute pulmonary failure syndrome is a rare complication of Corona disease, especially among children."Corona disease affects children less severely than adults, but a small percentage of children have symptoms very severe that they require admission in intensive care. High temperature in children and digestive symptoms are among the important signs associated with Corona disease in children." - Dr. Ahmed Al Farsi.