Covid 4th Wave: How safe is it to send children to school?
Covid 4th Wave: How safe is it to send children to school?
The fourth wave of Covid is spreading. At this time when children have started going to school, it becomes important to know how safe the children are from this wave of the corona. How can they be taken care of so that along with health, their routine and studies are also fine? Let's take full information about XE Variant, its symptoms, and its effect on children.
The first case was found in january, according to WHO 10 times more infectious.Omicron's subvariant BA.2 is believed to be the cause of a possible fourth wave of Covid. According to the World health Organization, it is ten times more contagious than BA 1. After january 2022, hundreds of its patients have been found worldwide and this variant has also arrived in India. Its first case was found in Mumbai. It is believed to be much more communicable than Omicron.
Not that dangerous but carelessness is not rightAccording to health experts, this XE variant of Covid is not that dangerous, but it will not be appropriate to be careless from anywhere. Therefore, time and again people are being asked to pay attention to the precautions related to Covid.What are the features of this XE variant?The initial features of this variant are similar to Omicron. Fever, stuffy nose-throat, cold, and stomach problems have so far emerged among its common symptoms.How dangerous is this for children?According to doctors, the XE variant of Covid is less dangerous than the delta variant in children below five years of age. XE is believed to be a mixed mutation of BA.1 and BA.2 of Covid.
Is it okay for kids to go to school?With the arrival of the fourth wave, there has been increased concern about how appropriate it is for children to go to school. On this, AIIMS chief doctor Randeep Guleria says that there is no need to panic at this time. It is clear from the previous Covid waves that even when infected, the effect of Covid in children is mild and their recovery speed is also better.
The fourth wave of Covid is spreading. At this time when children have started going to school, it becomes important to know how safe the children are from this wave of the corona. How can they be taken care of so that along with health, their routine and studies are also fine? Let's take full information about XE Variant, its symptoms, and its effect on children.
The first case was found in january, according to WHO 10 times more infectious.Omicron's subvariant BA.2 is believed to be the cause of a possible fourth wave of Covid. According to the World health Organization, it is ten times more contagious than BA 1. After january 2022, hundreds of its patients have been found worldwide and this variant has also arrived in India. Its first case was found in Mumbai. It is believed to be much more communicable than Omicron.
Not that dangerous but carelessness is not rightAccording to health experts, this XE variant of Covid is not that dangerous, but it will not be appropriate to be careless from anywhere. Therefore, time and again people are being asked to pay attention to the precautions related to Covid.What are the features of this XE variant?The initial features of this variant are similar to Omicron. Fever, stuffy nose-throat, cold, and stomach problems have so far emerged among its common symptoms.How dangerous is this for children?According to doctors, the XE variant of Covid is less dangerous than the delta variant in children below five years of age. XE is believed to be a mixed mutation of BA.1 and BA.2 of Covid.
Is it okay for kids to go to school?With the arrival of the fourth wave, there has been increased concern about how appropriate it is for children to go to school. On this, AIIMS chief doctor Randeep Guleria says that there is no need to panic at this time. It is clear from the previous Covid waves that even when infected, the effect of Covid in children is mild and their recovery speed is also better.