Cleanliness begins at home: Lim looking on as his children (from left) Choon Ling, Choon Yik and Yi Ting, three, wash their hands.
GEORGE TOWN: Parents of young children are worried following the outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in the state.
Besides trying to keep their children safe from the epidemic, they also have to look for other alternatives to place their children since 14 nurseries and kindergartens, and a primary school, have been ordered to close due to the disease.
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