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Daily Mirror
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National
Lucy Skoulding

Boy left fighting for life when 'sickness bug' turned out to be Covid side effect

A mum has urged parents to be vigilant after her son’s “sickness bug” turned out to be a rare and deadly side-effect of Covid-19 in children.

Keen athlete Euan Steel, 10, had no underlying health issues when he tested positive for the virus in October, and his only symptom was a mild headache.

But four weeks later he was left fighting for life in the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital with Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome.

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