HMFD: Kindergartens playing it safe

Open wide: Teacher Karen Chung checking a child’s mouth during a HFMD screening as other children wait for their turn at a kindergarten in Bayan Baru, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With the number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases on the rise, kindergarten operators are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the disease among children under their care.Apart from sanitising the premises regularly, kindergartens are conducting daily spot checks on the children.

Penang Kindergarten Teachers’ Association president Sally Ng said teachers would check every child’s mouth and hands daily for red spots.