KUALA LUMPUR: Only three out of 65,535 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) reported as of May 28 have been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) so far, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).
He said two patients were admitted to the ICU owing to complications of encephalitis and were confirmed to be infected with EV71, while the third case was admitted for monitoring after abdominal surgery.
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