COVID-19 | Children and young people are far less likely than adults to get severe cases of Covid-19 infection, and death from the pandemic disease among children is exceptionally rare, according to UK research published on Thursday.

A study of Covid-19 patients admitted to 138 hospitals in Britain found that less than one percent were children, and of those fewer than one percent - or six in total - died, all of whom were already suffering serious illness or underlying health disorders...