Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.
A four-year-old girl who caught Covid-19 has died, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). This is the second death in Singapore caused by the coronavirus in a patient aged below 12. MOH said that the cause of death was later determined by the state coroner to be Covid-19 pneumonia.
Dr Lim Yang Chern, a paediatrician at Thomson Paediatric Centre, explains what Covid-19 pneumonia is and how to spot signs of pneumonia in children.
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