Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a major health crisis affecting several nations. Children have been regarded as the nation’s supremely important asset. They already suffer from the public health crisis of malnutrition and pneumonia and COVID-19 endangers them further. It is our responsibility to act and mitigate the hidden adverse impact that this pandemic threatens our children with for their brighter future. The reported cases of COVID 19 are comparatively less to children than adults and geriatric with co-morbid illness like hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Children in India to be at higher risk due to malnutrition, environmental pollution and accessibility and availability of medical care. Hence, this is a new virus and we need to learn more about how it affects children.