Labuan records sharp rise in HFMD cases


LABUAN: There has been a sharp increase in the number of (HFMD) cases in Labuan, with 443 cumulative cases recorded in the first five months of this year, compared to only seven cases in the corresponding period last year.

Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari, however, said no deaths or serious HFMD cases have been reported so far.

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