Coronavirus: Under-5s spread infection as easily as older kids

Researchers looked at 145 patients in three groups: children younger than age five, children between ages five and 17 years and adults from ages 18 to 65 Children kindergarten-age or younger had viral loads between 10-fold and 100-fold greater in their upper respiratory tract. This implies that young children can spread the virus just as easily as teenagers. However, they only develop mild illness compared to older children and adults