Boy, 12, fighting for life against COVID-19 in Spain despite no previous health conditions

A 12-YEAR-old boy is in a critical condition after becoming infected with COVID-19.

The child has been transferred from the Arnau de VIlanova hospital in Lleida to the Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona.

Sources from the latter told Efe that the boy had no previous or underlying health conditions that would make him more susceptible to coronavirus.

He remains in a serious condition in Barcelona.

It is not the first time the renowned hospital has had children infected with the virus flown in for treatment.

Last week an 11-year-old girl with COVID-19 was transferred from Palma de Mallorca.

The girl had been admitted to the Hospital de Son Espases for several days after having tested positive for coronavirus and was transferred by the Aeroevacuation Medical Unit (UMAER), of the Air Force, after experiencing complications from a myocardial infection.

She was admitted in a serious condition but her current status is not known.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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