Admit children as soon as they develop symptoms

COLOMBO (News 1st): Children are becoming more and more susceptible to the COVID-19 virus, health authorities say. The Director of the Ridgeway Aryan Children's Hospital, Specialist Dr. G. Wijesuriya instructs parents to admit children under the age of 2 to hospitals as soon as they develop symptoms. "We have seen parents sometimes lose interest in their children and do not pay attention to them" he said. We have seen many instances of children being brought to hospitals too late. I would like to point out that children are not able to express their symptoms, especially when they are less than 2 years old. It is also difficult for parents to diagnose the symptoms of their children. If there is a slight change in their temperature or any other major changes, please do bring the child to the hospital. Otherwise, when they are brought to the hospital late, sometimes we will not be able to protect these children from the deadlier stages of COVID-19. ” Dr. Wijesuriya also spoke about how parents can disgnose whether a child could have COVID-19. "All you have to do is monitor your child to see if he or she is feeling tired as he or she walks. If the baby stops after walking a short distance, if he sits, if he breathes too fast, if his lips are unusually black, if his eyes are discolored, if his skin is looking melancholy, sometimes an oxygen deficiency can occur. These are the symptoms we usually see. But it is very difficult to observe these in children under 2 years of age. ” The doctor further spoke about medications to be given to children against COVID-19. "Never give any medicine to children without medical advice. Some persons ask if vitamins C can be given against COVID-19. Even these vitamin Cs can harm their organs and the immunity system if given too much. So in no way do you go about giving these drugs and vitamins especially to these little kids. Maybe your child could be harmed by this. ”