id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-279224-rwcvkhiy Kirmani, Salman Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric services at a referral centre in Pakistan: lessons from a low-income and middle-income country setting 2020-06-29 .txt text/plain 1070 49 47 2 Although most children are going to recover uneventfully from the infection, the impact of the disruption on the usual care of children such as school, sports and healthrelated activities including routine immunisations and preventative care visits is predicted to have severe consequences for the health of children in our part of the world. There is a gradual increase over the last few weeks, probably indicating that as the public slowly realises that this pandemic will last for some time to come, the potential risk of exposure becomes less of a factor compared with the perceived health benefits of visiting their child's healthcare provider. It is essential to continue to spread public health awareness messages about how to prevent COVID-19 infection and about the importance of routine immunisations and seeking appropriate advice from healthcare providers when necessary. ./cache/cord-279224-rwcvkhiy.txt ./txt/cord-279224-rwcvkhiy.txt