COVID-19 may possibly directly affect the heart with the same penetration mechanism as when it invades lung cells, the spokesman of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) told Sputnik

The death toll from the coronavirus infection in the world topped 382,000, over 6.44 million cases of infection were detected, and over 2.76 million of those patients were cured, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from federal and local authorities, media and other sources

A four-year-old child in Armenia, who was confirmed to have COVID-19, has been diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said on Wednesday

Several people in their early 20s have been hospitalized across the United States with Kawasaki-like severe inflammatory syndrome, which usually affects children and is linked to the coronavirus, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing doctors

The Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP) is monitoring cases of the Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS) in children that might be related to COVID-19 and recommends the use of protective masks for children over three years old, SIP President Alberto Villani told Sputnik

The death toll from the coronavirus infection in the world reached almost 322,000, over 4.87 million cases of infection were detected, and over 1.67 million of those patients were cured, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from federal and local authorities, media and other sources