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Children are just as likely to contract coronavirus as adults, according to a new Chinese study, countering the theory that kids are less susceptible to Covid-19.

Research on community transmission of the virus showed a “sharply increasing proportion of infected children” as the outbreak has progressed.

Scientists analysed 365 patients in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen – including 74 clusters comprising 183 cases. Children aged under 15 made up just 2% of the cases before 24 January. But from 25 January to 5 February, the proportion of children went up to 13%.

According to the researchers, the findings implied that children’s risk of becoming infected could substantially rise with more exposure to the virus. Transmission of the virus within families was also a major factor, they said.

Courtesy of theguardian.com