Kedah health dept advises caution over HFMD

ALOR SETAR, July 11 (Bernama) -- Kedah has not closed any nursery or childcare centres in view of the Hand, Food and Mouth DIsease (HFMD) but state director of health Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail advised parents to take precautionary measures.


He said there had been a 32.4 per cent rise in the number of cases between January and July 7 this year compared to the corresponding period last year.


“Up to July 7, a total of 834 cases have been reported compared to 630 cases in the corresponding period last year.


“I advise parents to take precautions against the disease as there is no vaccine or medicine to prevent HFMD,” he said in a statement here tonight.


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