Only one of the 10 schools in Sabah affected by HFMD has closed – BorneoPost Online | Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News

KOTA KINABALU: Ten schools on the other side of the state reportedly were affected by foot-and-mouth disease on July 19.

These schools include SK Kiau from Kota Belud. SK Kepayan and SK St Francis Kota Kinabalu Convent, SKJC Chung Hwa, SK Pelakat, SK Merintaman, SK Pekan and SK Lubok Darat of Sipitang, SK Kelatuan of Papar as well as a school in Sandakan.

The director Datuk Hajah Maimunah Suhaibul specified that all these schools would not be closed. SJKC Chung Hwa was the only school to be ordered to close for 14 days

"Only SJKC Chung Hwa has been closed until now." The rest of the schools were only ordered to For example, SK Kelatuan has only been ordered to close its Standard Three classes, "said Maimunah at the ceremony honoring outstanding student athletes from Sabah Sports School in New York. Malaysia, Thursday.

"SK Kiau is closed since July 11th However, the (primary) school is not closed, only the kindergarten is closed.There are two preschool classes in this school. In fact, there were only two preschool children who were infected, "she said.

Maimunah advised infected students not to go to school. school and rest at home
alert with updates regarding this problem.If any of their students have symptoms, they should report it quickly, "said Maimunah.

On Wednesday, it was reported that Sabah had recorded 1,605 cases of HFMD until July 14, this year. The director of state health department, Datuk, revealed that 58 cases were reported on average each week

. It is understood that HFMD can be caused by several types of viruses that infect children. The virus spreads through contact with the infected person's saliva, blister and stool.

The incubation period of the disease is 35 days and the symptoms of mild infection are fever, blisters, hand, mouth and tongue