Materia Medica Malaysiana

Children infected with virus at nursery recover

All six children from a nursery in Subang Jaya infected with the hand, foot and mouth disease virus have recovered.
A teacher from the nursery said the children were infected more than two weeks ago and were treated and are now well.
She confirmed that Health Ministry officials had inspected the nursery and sent a team to spray the premises with disinfectant.
"We have also intensified our own cleaning regime as we do not want this to recur," the teacher said.
The nursery plans to resume operations after Chinese New Year, although this would depend on a final examination by health officials.
State Health Committee chairman Datuk Lim Thuang Seng, who revealed the closure of the nursery yesterday, said although most cases of HFMD in the country were "sporadic", when it cropped up in areas such as nurseries, swift and preventive action needed to be taken.