The Federal Government is requesting urgent advice about a mystery illness that has killed at least three children in the United States, including on whether the condition could be linked to COVID-19.
Key points:
- The inflammatory syndrome has affected children overseas, but not yet in Australia
- Some presenting with symptoms had tested positive to COVID-19, but no conclusive link has been made
- Health officials are expected to brief the National Cabinet on Friday
The inflammatory condition, which resembles Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome, has been noted in children in the United Kingdom, Italy and the US, where 70 children have been diagnosed with it in New York.
No conclusive link between the inflammatory illness and COVID-19 has been made by scientists, an