The Big Story Ep 117: MIS-C is a 'new disease, new phenomenon', says expert 

5:25 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

Four children infected with Covid-19 in Singapore have been diagnosed with multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children, known as MIS-C.

They are among the 8,000 paediatric Covid-19 patients, since the start of the pandemic.

Dr Liew Woei Kang, from the Paediatric Allergy Immunology Rheumatology Centre, tells The Big Story why parents should be aware of this new phenomenon. 

Read more on MIS-C: https://str.sg/3GkA

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