School reopens but parents keep children at home


GEORGE TOWN: Since her daughter’s school was closed last week, Juheni Kamma, 40, has used eight litres of bleach to sanitise her home and keep the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) virus at bay.

“We dilute it and wipe and mop the house many times a day.

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