Coronavirus in children: What experts say on keeping safe

Kakamega Seventh Day Adventist church children washing their hands. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard]

As coronavirus outbreak takes a toll worldwide, it seems to have largely spared children, leaving some thinking that the young ones are immune to the virus.

But this narrative has been disproved after Kenya reported the death of a six-year-old boy at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). The boy, who had chronic anemia, succumbed to the disease on April 3, 2020.