As school starts, experts warn kids can become major vectors of infection

Ljubljana, 1 September - Children have not been considered a major factor in the spread of coronavirus, and they rarely develop severe symptoms. As school starts in-class for all students in Slovenia, experts warn that there is potential for children to not only spread coronavirus but become primary sources of infection in the family.

Ljubljana Mateja Logar of the infectious diseases clinic of the UKC Ljubljana hospital speaks to the press. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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Mateja Logar of the infectious diseases clinic of the UKC Ljubljana hospital speaks to the press.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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