Corona Virus Prevention
In these times of fears of corona virus assuming alarming panendemic proportions it is important to separate facts from myths and misinformation. There is information circulating on social media regarding the presence of hundreds of cases in certain hospitals. Actually, these are the people visiting filter clinics where a doctor examines them clinically if they have flu, cough or runny nose; and if they have been in contact with a corona virus case. If necessary a sample is sent for case confirmation, Otherwise, only symptomatic treatment is given. This does not make it a case of corona. Children are generally not affected. Only 2.4 % of children under 19 years are affected and the disease is generally mild. Severe disease occurs in 0.9% children. But none the less they are agents of transmission and preventive measures are a must. Masks are not necessary and should generally be used for corona virus patients. According to Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla a child specialist in Ka...