Monitor symptoms for Kawasaki disease, Canada’s top doc tells parents, cautioning no known link yet to COVID-19

After initially failing to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 in reported cases of Kawasaki, officials thought it was inflammation, but reports later emerged in Europe that children showed antibodies against the coronavirus.

Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, says parents should consult their health-care provider if there are worrying symptoms that may be associated with the Kawasaki disease.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

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