US health authorities warned about the relationship between coronavirus and inflammatory syndrome in children (REUTERS / Caitlin Ochs TPX)

New York Mayor, Democrat Bill de Blasio announced Monday that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the link between the life-threatening inflammatory syndrome in children and the coronavirus.

"The CDC has confirmed a link to COVID-19. This is important, we assume, but they have done additional research to confirm it 100% and have published a national standard definition ”De Blasio said.

The New York City Department of Health reported 145 cases of children with multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), previously called pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome (PIMS-TS). This has been related in recent weeks to Kawasaki disease - presenting similar symptoms - and the syndrome of "toxic shock".

The New York mayor, for his part, explained that 67 children diagnosed with the inflammatory syndrome were positive for COVID-19 or the virus antibodies, indicating that they were previously infected.

In another passage of his message, De Blasio indicated that the additional symptoms of the syndrome include persistent fever, irritability or slowness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, rash, conjunctivitis, enlarged lymph nodes, chapped red lips or tongue, swollen hands and feet, among others.

Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York, distributed a mask throughout the city (REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz)

In this situation, the mayor launched a campaign throughout the city to inform parents about those symptoms. The governor Andrew CuomoMeanwhile, he urged hospitals to prioritize COVID-19 testing for children presenting with these symptoms. The city health department also released a fact sheet for parents.

De Blasio emphasized that early detection can prevent serious illness or death. At the same time, she advised parents to promptly call pediatricians, and their children have some of these symptoms.

Despite the fact that the inflammatory syndrome affects the blood vessels and organs, unlike COVID-19, health experts are increasingly confident that they are related.

In New York City, 55 of the 100 cases identified until last Thursday correspond to children who tested positive for coronavirus or antibodies. About 35% of the cases were registered in children under 5 years old, around 25% between 5 and 9 years old, 24% between 10 and 14 years old, and 16% between 15 and 19 years old, according to NBC. News.

New Jersey, for its part, confirmed 11 positive cases of children sick with MIS-C, nine of which were positive for COVID-19. The authorities indicated that the cases were confirmed in young people between 3 and 18 years old.

New York begins to reactivate certain activities, respecting social distancing (REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz)

New York plans to reopen the city during the first fortnight of June

De Blasio said Monday that he hopes to meet state requirements to begin the reopening of the five districts of the Big Apple during the first half of June and ruled out that the gradual return to normal after the closure of the pandemic will occur before that date.

In his daily conference, the mayor said that the first half of June is “the opportunity” to relax certain measuresBut he pointed out that they would not open everything at once but in phases and asked companies to ask their employees not to use public transport while being cautious with the use of the car so as not to collapse the city.

"September is crucial, due to the reopening of schools," said De Blasio, who explained that hospitalizations, patients in intensive care units and the proportion of positives among people who have been tested have decreased in the city.

In addition, Governor Cuomo reported in his daily press conference that the number of deaths from COVID-19 has once again reached its lowest figure to date, with 106 deaths (83 in hospitals and 23 in residences), after registering 139 on Saturday.

Regarding the death toll, New York State is at the same point it was on March 20, prior to the death toll reached in the first week of April. In total, 28,232 people have died from coronavirus throughout the state.

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