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A Rady Children's Hospital patient who contracted COVID-19 also tested positive for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare disease being investigated for its connection to the novel coronavirus in children. MIS-C, formerly called Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS), has been described by medical experts as a "mystery" illness linked to COVID-19. A spike…

The Department of Basic Education has announced strict safety measures to be put in place at schools once the phasing in approach of pupils resumes from 1 June. Grade 7 and 12 pupils will be the first to return to school after being away for more than six weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Minister Angie…

LONDON (Reuters) - There are tentative signs that children may not spread the novel coronavirus as much as adults, two top epidemiologists said on Tuesday, though they cautioned that the bad news was that human immunity may not last that long. As Europe and the United States start to return to work after lockdowns imposed…

Four children in Los Angeles County diagnosed with a rare inflammatory disease have tested positive for COVID-19 through antibody testing, officials said Monday.The county is investigating an additional 21 possible cases of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with the illness, County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. The nearly two dozen cases have been identified…

By KCRG News Staff&nbsp|&nbsp Posted: Mon 4:34 PM, May 18, 2020 &nbsp|&nbsp Updated: Mon 6:17 PM, May 18, 2020 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Officials at a Linn County hospital have confirmed that they are treating the children with a rare inflammatory response to the novel coronavirus. The exterior of UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in…