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KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health can take action against facilities that have a high incidence of HFMD.
His Minister Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad said that places such as daycares and other premises should
"If outbreaks occur more often in these places, then we can consider acting." But what is more important is that the public and the owners of these places must give importance to cleanliness. He said in response to a supplementary question by Wong Kah Woh (PH-Ipoh Timur) during Question Time in Parliament on Tuesday 31 July.
Wong asked for official statistics on FMDH frequency
Dr. Dzulkefly stated that MMPB is an endemic disease that occurs throughout the year in Malaysia.
An endemic disease is an infection that is still present at low levels in children. The disease, he added, is closely related to hygiene and cleanliness in the environment.
From January to July 29, Dr. Dzulkefly reported that 39,408 cases in total were reported at Selangor. Selangor has 11,669 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur (4,552), Sarawak (4,551) and Kelantan (1,666),
The ministry also works with others containing cases of HFMD
The Campaign is based on five main points to raise public awareness, especially among operators and teachers in kindergartens, kindergartens and childcare centers
. Dr. Dzulkefly stated that the campaign would be conducted intensively for three weeks and that it would involve all preschools, kindergartens and daycares.
A 17-month-old boy from Penang was the first th country because of the disease.
On July 21, a two-and-a-half-year-old boy from Mukah, Sarawak, also died of Hafman's disease
. On 17 July, Dr. Nooh Hisham Abdullah, Director General of Health, said the boy's death was due to a severe lung infection above his head. HFMD Infection
Clinical specimens were collected to determine the true cause of death.
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