Hyderabad, May 15 -- Following warnings from the Centre of a possible third wave that could affect young children and youth, the Telangana government is looking to devise a new medical protocol to treat COVID-19 among children under 20 years of age, sources said.

The state government officials have been holding virtual meetings with Kerala and Maharashtra state governments which are currently facing the first stage of the third wave, shooting up positive cases among youth and children.

According to officials, treating infants will be a big challenge as a separate set of medicines are required which need to be procured in advance. Maharashtra Government has come up with special COVID-19 wards for infants and children below 18 years of ag...