Clinics and hospitals are seeing an increase in children catching the common cold and other non-COVID-19 viruses since the pandemic began. One possible reason for this uptick in benign viruses could be because kids are seeing each other more often now that they’re out of lockdown. Lau said that he and his colleagues at St. Joseph’s Just for Kids Clinic started noticing more visits for non-COVID illnesses around two months ago. He notes the “astronomical” mental health issues they’ve seen kids face in the past year. This is why it’s especially important for kids that COVID-19 is controlled so they can go back to being kids.

Source: thestar July 21, 2021 11:00 UTC