In Macedonia, COVID-19 has so far manifested the same way in children, as it has in adults, Health Minister Venko Filipce said at Thursday’s press conference answering a reporter’s question after several European countries noted a rise in children infected with coronavirus who show atypical symptoms.

Children diagnosed with COVID-19 in Macedonia have the same symptoms as adults. Their lung and blood tests results are similar to those of older patients, Filipce said.

Health authorities in France and the UK are still trying to determine whether there’s a link between the coronavirus pandemic and the fact that a total of two dozen children were admitted to ICUs in both countries after having developed Kawasaki disease-like inflammation of the blood vessels.