Australia unlikely to see coronavirus-linked kids syndrome: CMO

The number of infected children is so low it's doubtful Australia will be impacted, assures Professor Brendan Murphy
Professor Brendan Murphy.

Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy has confirmed there have been no reported cases of the childhood illness similar to Kawasaki disease that appears to be linked to COVID-19. 

Doctors in France, northern Italy, US, UK and Spain, where the pandemic has hit hardest, have reported spikes in cases of the rare inflammatory syndrome in young children.