Malacca childcare centres with over 4 HFMD cases to be closed

Nurseries, kindergartens and childcare centres in Malacca recording more than four cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) will be closed for 10 days in accordance with the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), said state Health Department director Dr Rusdi Abd Rahman.

Therefore, he urged operators of the premises to immediately report such cases to the Health Department.

He said operators who failed to report....