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Plunge in HFMD cases
Doctors attribute decline to better hygiene practices amid the pandemic as well as the closure of schools and childcare centres
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Hand, foot and mouth disease – which causes painful mouth sores or an itchy rash on the body, particularly on the hands, feet, legs or buttocks – is most common in infants or children below the age of five.
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The number of people diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has fallen sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the Ministry of Health's weekly infectious disease bulletin, there were 1,133 HFMD cases last year, down from 5,013 in 2019.
