HFMD cases on the rise in Penang


GEORGE TOWN: With 1,954 cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) already reported in Penang within the first eight weeks of the year, its state Health Department has initiated preventive and control measures to curb its spread.

Penang health committee chairman Daniel Gooi Zi Sen said this was after children aged below six years old accounted for the largest group of victims.

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