Children are not more prone to getting infected with Covid-19, say experts in Singapore

There is insufficient evidence to conclude that children are now more prone to being infected with the virus. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, May 22 (The Straits Times/ANN): There is little to suggest that the strains of the virus that are currently circulating are more likely to infect children, experts said, even as more than 40 students and pupils from some 30 schools have come down with Covid-19 in the past month.

The reason more children have been infected is due to the cluster environment, such as a tuition centre or a school bus, said infectious diseases expert Professor Paul Tambyah.