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Children and teenagers are only half as likely to get infected with the coronavirus asadults age 20 and older, and they usually don’t develop clinical symptoms of covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, according to a study published Tuesday.The findings could influence policymakers who are facing tough decisions about when and how to reopen…

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Parents will be allowed to keep children out of school despite them contravening the law.Minister Angie Motshekga said parents wishing to homeschool their children must comply with the department's requirements and apply on time.Schools with smaller class numbers have been allowed to open for all grades as long as they…

Posted: Fri 4:30 PM, Jun 05, 2020 TOPEKA, Kan. (KWCH/AP) -- Dr. Lee Norman, the secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said there are now two children in the state that have been hospitalized with Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS), a disease linked to the novel coronavirus. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease,…

Seven children are currently being treated in a Covid-19 ward at Red Cross War Memorial Hospital in Cape Town.Two of the minors who have died since the pandemic hit, were also patients at Red Cross.Both children had underlying medical conditions.Seven children are in a dedicated Covid-19 ward at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital…

what children can do. There are no official guidelines, so I asked smart and experienced pediatricians from around the country what questions they are getting from parents, and how they’re answering them. Spoiler alert: There are no easy answers.“I’m getting it every day in my office: what do we do, we can’t stay home forever,…