TOKYO -- The novel coronavirus appears to hit elderly people hardest, while patients in their teens and younger tend to suffer relatively mild symptoms.
WHO report suggests few patients under 18 face life-threatening illness

Students wear face masks in school after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of COVID-19, in Jakarta on March 4. © Reuters
TOKYO -- The novel coronavirus appears to hit elderly people hardest, while patients in their teens and younger tend to suffer relatively mild symptoms.