Doctors find Australia’s first case of COVID-19 Kawasaki-like disease

Paediatric infectious diseases physician Professor David Burgner says there might be more children with the rare complication
Professor David Burgner
Professor David Burgner

Victorian doctors have identified Australia’s first probable case of Kawasaki-like disease in a child diagnosed with COVID-19.

On Thursday, Victorian health officials alerted health professionals that a small number of possible cases had been identified, including through a national surveillance program.