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Growing number of Czech children develop rare post-Covid syndrome

Published: March 19, 2021, 12:25 p.m.

More than 200 children in the Czech Republic have been diagnosed with a rare condition that can occur several weeks after Covid-19, known as paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome or PIMS-TS. If untreated,it can cause tissue damage, poor function of vital organs or potentially even death.