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Kindergarten closed over HFM cases

SEREMBAN: A private kindergarten here was ordered closed by the Health Department after five of its pupils were suspected to have hand, foot and mouth (HFM) disease.
The children were treated at a private clinic yesterday.
State Health, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Yu Chok Tow said the kindergarten would remain closed for 10 days to enable it to be cleaned and disinfected.
Besides distributing leaflets on the disease, the Health Department had also asked all kindergartens to improve their cleanliness, he told reporters.
“The situation is under control and there is no cause for worry,” he added.
HFM disease spreads easily via excrement, saliva and physical contact.
Last February, two private kindergartens in Tampin and Seremban were closed after six of their pupils came down with the disease.
One more private kindergarten here with two suspected cases of HFM disease was closed last month.
All three reopened after a thorough clean-up. – Bernama