ABSTRACT
covid-19 is a recent-onset disease that has catastrophically affected a large part of the world population. Cases in children represent a small percentage of the global one. The course of the disease in them is generally mild unlike in adults, except for those children who present some comorbidity;although cases of severe form of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome have been reported. Diagnosis is made on the basis of clinical manifestations, radiological features and detection of the agent by polymerase chain reaction of a pharyngeal and nasopharyngeal swab sample. Management is symptomatic and supportive. Although the preventive measures that have been implemented have been useful to curb transmission, they also have repercussions on the psycho-emotional health of children.