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) becomes lethargic, answers questions more slowly.

It is necessary to pay attention to changes in the lifestyle and activities of the child.

Unwillingness to play, loss of appetite - all this can be the first manifestations of the disease, ”Kryuchkov said in an interview with Evening Moscow.

He also noted that the course of the disease with the omicron strain of COVID-19 in children may be accompanied by problems with the gastrointestinal tract.

Earlier, otolaryngologist Vladimir Zaitsev, in an interview with URA.RU, spoke about the features of the Omicron strain.