Nearly 300 Hong Kong Children Diagnosed With Long COVID

First reported Hong Kong case of temporary blindness linked to long COVID

A child wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) enters a community vaccination center administering the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. COVID-19 vaccine to children and elderly in Hong Kong, China, on Feb. 23, 2022. Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg

Hong Kong is currently experiencing its fifth wave of a COVID-19 outbreak. About 150,000 children and young people aged 19 and below are infected with the disease, some of whom have developed severe symptoms.

Furthermore, a study by Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong found that nearly 300 children developed long COVID or post-COVID conditions. A young girl reportedly experienced temporary blindness and hair loss.