HFMD: Teachers step up screening efforts


Brief Caption: teachers of sjkc poay wah in tj tokong checks all kids for hfmd and sanitises their hands before being allowed to enter.Star Pic by : LIM BENG TATT / The Star / 11 June 2018.

THE students of SJK(C) Poay Wah in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, already know well the daily regiment of health inspection to check if they might have hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).

Just as they pass the school gates before the dawn sky can brighten, they are greeted by five to six teachers wearing surgical gloves and masks.

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