Call it the second wave, the surge or mutation effect, Coronavirus cases continue to grow at an extremely worrying rate here. Amidst this surge, professionals and scientists are looking into new patterns and the many contours of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One big factor that has emerged is that children are being infected at a fast rate. In the first wave, we did not witness so many children and young teenagers afflicted with the virus. Today, doctors and frontline fighters are cautioning that youngsters and children are becoming increasingly affected and they have the numbers to shore up these claims. Some reports even more concerning cite that the virus is affecting children with some severity.