Children infected with the novel coronavirus first need to be quarantined in a hospital, undergo relevant tests, and receive supportive treatment as directed by a doctor.
Children infected with novel coronavirus have many of the same treatment modalities as adults. It is mainly to take isolation, bed rest and symptomatic treatment, strengthen nutrition, enhance the body’s immunity and resistance, real-time monitoring of vital signs, pay attention to changes in blood oxygen saturation, and so on.
New coronavirus mainly violates the human respiratory system, most of the children will have chest tightness, dyspnea, at this moment should be given timely oxygen therapy, if it reaches the severe disease, it is necessary to carry out endotracheal intubation, non-invasive respiratory and other measures to improve the patient’s state of consciousness.
Children infected with new crown pneumonia need to be handled in strict accordance with the national epidemic prevention policy, by a specialized physician for treatment.
Note: The terms “new coronary pneumonia and new coronary virus pneumonia” mentioned in this article were renamed to “new coronary virus infection” on December 26, 2022, as announced by the National Health Commission.