Shannon Fernandes, 27, has described how her daughter would wake up screaming in the night after she suffered symptoms consistent with Kawasaki disease. With her eyes becoming bloodshot and her condition worsening, doctors carried out a chest X-ray and blood tests. The family was told infection markers in Tayah's blood were showing up at 175, compared with a normal reading between zero and eight. (Image: MEN MEDIA)With her infection markers still rising, Shannon and husband Alex, 31, were told that Tayah was suffering from a Kawasaki-like syndrome which is being linked to coronavirus. The government yesterday defended its plan to reopen schools from June, saying it is acting on 'medical and scientific advice'.

Source: Daily Mirror May 14, 2020 16:20 UTC