Hand, foot and mouth diseases is a painful sickness that normally affects children under 6. The Health Director-General, Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, said in a statement that (HFMD) cases in the country exceeded the national alert level of 1,150 cases per week during Epidemiological Week (EW) 19 from May 7 to 13, reported […]
Selangor contributed the most with 2,443, or 24.9% of the total number of cases87.4% or 8,587 cases were children under the age of 6The director general said that places where children gather are where HFMD commonly occurs. Up to 13 May, about 273 clusters were reported in the year 2023, 170 clusters occurred in nurseries, kindergartens, pre-schools and daycare centres, while 101 clusters occurred in private homes and two in schools.
after going to the toilet, changing diapers, touching blisters, and touching the infected children’s belongings.HFMD seems like a very painful sickness, we hope that parents and families will be vigilant.
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