Clinical profile, risk factors and outcomes of ric COVID-19: a retrospective cohort multicentre study in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To describe the risk factors, clinical profile and outcomes of COVID-19 in the paediatric population.

Design: Multicentre, retrospective observational study.

Setting: Four tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Did the National Lockdown in Saudi Arabia Reduce Lower Respiratory Illnesses in Children?

This study aims to explore the effect of lockdown and early precautionary measures implemented in Saudi Arabia on number of pediatric hospitalizations due to lower respiratory illnesses (bronchiolitis, asthma, and pneumonia). This is a retrospective cross-sectional study aims to review patients from four major hospitals in Saudi Arabia. All pediatric hospitalizations secondary to asthma, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia during the months of the lockdown (March, April, and May) in 2020 were documented.