Dr. Lidia Stopyra was a guest of the “Onet Rano” program. The pediatrician spoke about the situation in the infectious diseases ward. Recently, more and more children infected with the coronavirus end up in hospitals.
Coronavirus: Omikron attacks children
– We see a lot of patients. The department is on the verge of occupancy – said Dr. Lidia Stopyra, head of the Infectious Diseases and Paediatrics Department of the Hospital. Żeromski in Krakow.
– More and more children are ill, more and more require hospitalization. We have a wave from the Omikron variant which is highly infectious. We can say that this is a milder variant, but due to the fact that we have a huge number of infected, the percentage of patients who are seriously ill is high – explained the doctor.
The doctor emphasized that it should be expected that many more children will be ill, especially those under the age of 1.
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