How Covid-19 can affect your child

A child gets his blood taken to check for the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Most Covid-19 cases to date have involved adults, rather than children. — AFP

With the extension of the movement control order to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, parents are naturally worried about the risk of their young children being infected.

SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, was just discovered in January, and we are all still learning about it.