Foreign media: The Omiljung mutant strain is particularly dangerous for young children

According to TASS Moscow reported on January 20, Alexander Golelov, deputy director of the Central Institute of Epidemiology under the Supervision Agency for the Protection of Consumer Rights and Public Interests of the Russian Federation, said that the Omikron variant is particularly dangerous for young children aged 2-5 years. Bronchiolitis, which requires hospitalization, was first found in infected people in this age group.

Asked which age group of People's Health ThreatStreng poses the most, Golerov replied: "We are finding more and more children infected, especially young children aged 2-5 years. The course of the disease begins with upper respiratory tract and bronchial infections. Symptoms of bronchiolitis were detected for the first time and hospitalization was urgently needed. One third of infected young children are accompanied by diarrhoea. ”

He said that people over the age of 65 are still at high risk, and due to their age and complications, it will be quite difficult for them to survive the disease.

Golerov stressed that foreign studies have found that infection with the new crown during pregnancy may affect fetal development, "there may be neuropsychological and physical development delays, but fortunately, this is reversible, after all, the newborn body is highly plastic, through the correct rehabilitation training, can be reversed."

As of January 18, local time, Russia has found 1682 confirmed cases of Omikron. The immediate data released by Anna Popova, director of the Russian Federation for consumer protection and public welfare supervision, was 305 cases on the 11th, which means that in the past week, the number of infected people with new mutant strains in Russia has increased by more than 4 times. (Compilation/Child Teacher Group)

Source: Reference News Network