1 Dec 2008

HFMD in Ash's class

Viv received a SMS from Pat's today :

"Dear Parents, this is to inform you that there are 2 reported cases of Hand, Foot n Mouth Disease (HFMD) from your child's class. We have sanitized all toys and the classroom. We will continue to sanitize toys after each session. We encourage parents to allow children who are unwell to rest at home so as not to catch up with another bug. Thank you."

From Ash, we understand that at least 3 of her classmates did not turn up today. Assuming an incubation period of 3-5 days and that their last contact was last Friday, 28 Nov, the critical period will be between today to Wednesday. So we have decided to let her stay home for the next 2 days before considering letting her go back.