Qiao Meng-Yuan, Chen Na, Zou Xian, Mao Dan-Hua, Cui Hong-Tao, Li Wei-Bin, Miao Jing-Kun, Chen Qi-Xiong
Department of Neonates, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China.
Front Pediatr. 2020 Sep 4;8:542. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00542. eCollection 2020.
COVID-19 has become a worldwide pandemic. Many countries have reported cases of infection in children and newborns, and there is a trend of significantly increasing infections among these populations. Therefore, it is important to provide advice and guidance for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in children. Children are as susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection as adults. The manifestations in children are atypical, and children are much less likely to have critical cases. If children are infected, they may play an important role in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 because their symptoms are less obvious and less likely to be detected. To prevent COVID-19 from spreading among children, efforts to prevent, and control the infection should be increased by controlling the source of infection, blocking the route of transmission and protecting the susceptible population. The early identification of the COVID-19 in children and the protection of families are important measures to prevent the continued spread of SARS-CoV-2.
新型冠状病毒肺炎已成为全球大流行疾病。许多国家都报告了儿童和新生儿感染病例，且这些人群中的感染病例有显著增加的趋势。因此，为儿童新冠病毒肺炎的防控提供建议和指导很重要。儿童与成人一样容易感染严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2。儿童的表现不典型，且发生重症的可能性要小得多。如果儿童被感染，他们可能在严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2的传播中起重要作用，因为其症状不明显，不太可能被发现。为防止新型冠状病毒肺炎在儿童中传播，应通过控制传染源、阻断传播途径和保护易感人群来加强感染防控工作。早期识别儿童新型冠状病毒肺炎病例并保护家庭是防止严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2持续传播的重要措施。
