Doctor recommends testing of children too

By GLORIA BAUAI
A DOCTOR has recommended that children be also included in contact tracing for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) as they can be carriers of the virus.
Pacific International Hospital chief executive officer Dr Amyna Sultan said children would have the Covid-19 although they would not be severely infected.
She explained that this was because their immunity was developing and adapting.
But they still can pass the virus on to those who are more vulnerable such those with comorbidities or the elderly living around them.
“No one is immune, so all who come in contact with an infected person must be tested to determine the extent of the spread,” she said.
The National had asked for her views on whether students or teachers infected with the Covid-19 should be tested.
Morobe education programme adviser Keith Tangui confirmed that teachers in the province had contracted the virus, with two dead.
Tangui said teachers had been told to go for Covid-19 testing at the Sir Ignatius Kilagi stadium or the nearest health centre.