Triple whammy: Nine-year-old boy in Singapore suffers Covid-19, myocarditis and stroke

Matt Aeron Semodio, nine, was warded at KK Women's and Children's Hospital on Feb 22 for the third time this year. - ST

SINGAPORE: At the start of 2024, nine-year-old Matt Aeron Semodio was looking forward to a new school year and counting down to the release of a new Godzilla movie.

But from Jan 4, normal life has been on hold for him, as he suffered through Covid-19, myocarditis – inflammation of the heart muscle – and a stroke that weakened his left side.