SIBU: The hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak that started in Sarawak early this month is now under control. State Minister of Environment and Public Health Datuk Sri Wong Soon Koh said on Thursday that it was no longer a cause for alarm because all the preventive measures had been successfully carried out.
A total of 6,814 cases of children being affected with the diseases had been reported, he said when launching the Global Handwashing Campaign jointly organised by LifeBuoy of the Unilever Malaysia company and the See Hua Group here.
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