MELAKA: A total of 12 childcare premises were closed after Melaka recorded 1,378 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) as of May 14.
State Health and Anti-Drugs Committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said the increase in the number of HFMD cases was reported after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays and this was due to travel movement and the reopening of childcare centres and kindergartens.
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