Nine schools closed while outbreak of HFMD continues, hygiene is crucial, says Minister of Health – Nation

PETALING JAYA: Nine schools across the country were closed due to the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease, HFMD

Seven schools are in Sabah while the two schools are located in Penang and Pahang, said Health Minister Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad in a statement Saturday, July 28.

There was a total of 37,986 FMHD cases from January 1 to July 26, with all states except Sarawak having more cases in 2018 than last year, he said.

There were 1,093 reported outbreaks with 539 nationally closed premises

The closed places include 241 nurseries, 259 kindergartens, and 39 schools (some classes of which were closed)

. Dr. Dzulkefly stated that there were no deaths caused by HFMD in 2018.

Good hygiene such as hand washing and the guarantee of clean premises is essential to control outbreaks of HFMD, he added. centers, with disinfectio "These practices should not only be implemented by operators and teachers in daycares, kindergartens and schools, but also by the general public and parents," he said. -he declares. 19659002] He added that the Ministry of Health and the relevant agencies have started to organize awareness campaigns on these practices.