Do not panic if your child shows flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, running nose). It can be due to any other viral illnesses:
Conduct a Covid test
Continue to follow personal protective measures for yourself and the child. Give home cooked food and keep well hydrated
Measure child’s temperature regularly. If the temperature is more than 100 degree Fahrenheit, give tepid sponging using tap water and also give syrup or paracetamol tablet
Other nutritional supplements can be given as per doctor’s advice
Be watchful for dangerous signs and seek urgent medical help
Most children develop either no symptoms or mild flu-like symptoms which can be treated at home
Children who have been sick (lung, heart, kidney diseases) for a long time are at increased risk
