As the United States recorded over 100,000 average daily coronavirus cases on Sunday, top US health official Francis Collin said "we are failing". The death toll due to the virus in the United States has gone beyond 89 per cent as reports say young people are being hit by the virus.

Children under threat as US battles current virus outbreak

Fifteen-year-old Braden Wilson was frightened of COVID-19. He was careful to wear masks and only left his house, in Simi Valley, California, for things like orthodontist checkups and visits with his grandparents nearby.

COVID-linked syndrome in children is growing and cases are more severe

We know for sure children are less likely to fall seriously ill from the coronavirus, and emerging evidence suggests they're less likely to be infected too.

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