In light of the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases, paediatricians stress the need for parents and schools to prioritise prevention for children. Although the symptoms in children may not be alarming, the post-infection phase can pose potential complications. Maharashtra reported its first paediatric case infected with JN.1 Covid variant on Sunday.

“With all the previous variants, there haven`t been many severe cases in children. This variant as well will show a similar trend,” said Dr Mukesh Agarwal, former head of KEM`s paediatric department and a professor at Somaiya College. However, Dr Agarwal said there were several cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) a few weeks after children recovered from Covid-19.