Dr Hilary spoke out about reports of a new c oronavirus-related syndrome that is affecting children across the UK.
According to the Health Service Journal, there has been an apparent rise in the number of children presenting with a multisystem inflammatory state requiring intensive care across the UK.
They said: "There is a growing concern that a [covid-19] related inflammatory syndrome is emerging in children in the UK, or that there may be another, as yet unidentified, infectious pathogen associated with these cases."
Amid the reports of an emerging coronavirus related syndrome among children, Dr Hilary explained what it is.
He told GMB viewers : "It's really important because I know that parents will be very anxious about this.
"We've always been saying that children are pretty resilient to coronavirus and now we are hearing reports of quite a serious syndrome that affects children that can manifest itself in different ways to the way it manifests itself in adults."
Dr Hilary explained a symptom in children can be various types of rashes on the body.
It can also manifest itself as abdominal pain, diarrhoea and dizziness.
He continued: ""We are talking about a very small number of children here who do end up in paediatric intensive care, but we're talking about 20 maybe 30 but probably no more than that across the whole of the country.
"Now it is of concern because doctors are a bit baffled about what it is. Is it a different infectious agent? God forbid.
"Or is it something to do with Covid?
"Some of these children test positive for Covid, some don't test positive, some are negative but the management is the same."
