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SINGAPORE: The nine kindergartens and childcare centres, which were ordered to close due to an outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), re-opened on Monday.
The Health Ministry had asked these centres to shut for 10 days to stop the disease from spreading. But when they opened again, some kids were turned away.
For the past 10 days, Peh Siew Lee has stayed home to take care of her two-year-old son. But it looks like the child is not ready to go back to the childcare centre yet.
He was turned away by staff at the NTUC Childcare Centre at Compassvale in Sengkang on Monday, after they spotted what could have been an ulcer in the mouth.
Madam Peh said: "We'll take care of him for two days, then like what the teacher says, bring him to the doctor to make sure he is ok."
NTUC Childcare said 68 children, out of its total enrolment of 80, returned to the Compassvale centre on Monday.
During its 10-day mandatory closure, the centre has disinfected the premises and replaced all air-conditioner filters.
As an additional precaution, staff will also sanitise their hands after they have checked on each child to prevent any possible transmission of the disease.
Over at two PAP Community Foundation kindergartens in Punggol, which had closed voluntarily last month, more than 80 percent of the children returned to school on Monday. However, three were sent home as they did not have a letter from the doctor to certify that they are well. - CNA/ir
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