Three-year-old said to have monkeypox tests negative, actually has HFMD


PETALING JAYA: A three-year-old child who was supposedly infected with monkeypox has tested negative for the disease.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said test results confirmed that the child was infected with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).

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