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Child of 12 admitted with corona in Aruba hospital

Local | By Correspondent March 25, 2021

ORANJESTAD - Among the patients that were admitted with corona to Horacio Oduber Hospital in Aruba yesterday, is a twelve-year-old child. The patient has problems with breathing. The doctors felt that admission was necessary in order to observe the child properly and to intervene immediately if the situation worsens.

For the time being, admission to intensive care is not yet an option, reports website www.24ora.com. Relatively few young children are affected by corona worldwide. They also seem to play a lesser role in the spread of the virus. That now seems to be changing with the arrival of mutated viruses.

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