Covid-19: Sharp increase in critical and deadly cases involving children under five this year


PETALING JAYA: The number of children under five years of age dying of Covid-19 or requiring intensive care unit (ICU) treatment has increased drastically this year compared to last year, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“We have received several questions on the statistics of death and critical cases among children.

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