Patcharapol Panrak
Khet Udomsak officials have closed the Ya Pa Yub
Child Development Center after one of its 93 students became ill with
hand, foot and mouth disease.
Pairoj Malakul Na Ayuthaya, mayor of the Sattahip
sub-district, said about 20 other children stopped attending the
preschool after one child develop red spots in his mouth, a primary
symptom of the Enterovius 71 illness.
School director Saengjanpen Aareewat said the center
would remain closed through Aug. 5. And the local Public Health and
Environmental Office was disinfecting the facility.
Saengjanoen maintained that the center observes
strict hygienic measures, including making children wash their hands and
disinfecting toys and equipment.
