Kindergartens on high alert as HFMD cases spike 


Angie Tan

The hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak among children is a new cause of concern for parents who send their children to kindergartens. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 26, 2022.

THE hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak among children is a new cause of concern for parents who send their children to kindergartens.

The health ministry said last week that Malaysia recorded 31,661 cases of HFMD, 15 times the amount that was recorded within the same period last year.


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