Epidemiology

Duration (music)

Internal medicine

Pediatrics

Disease

Severity of illness

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Literature

Outbreak

Psychiatry

Virology

Asymptomatic

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Medicine

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Although COVID-19 in children is usually of short duration with low symptom burden, some children with COVID-19 experience prolonged illness duration. Reassuringly, symptom burden in these children did not increase with time, and most recovered by day 56. Some children who tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 also had persistent and burdensome illness. A holistic approach for all children with persistent illness during the pandemic is appropriate.

Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic UK school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2