Since February, primary school children have been able to attend class again in Germany, while high school children have also returned to school in some parts of the country in March. Coronavirus infections are often asymptomatic in children, while severe courses of the disease are rare even in adolescents, Hufnagel said. Nevertheless, so-called long Covid – whereby people suffer symptoms months after recovering from the initial infection – has also been reported in children. We have seen similar persistent health effects after infections with other viruses such as mononucleosis,” he explained. But he stressed that the health effects should not be underestimated.

Source: The Local March 26, 2021 09:22 UTC