As Easter Holiday is approaching, to enhance the prevention measures against the spread of HFMD and EV71 in schools, Education Bureau would like to request students to take care of the personal hygiene and health conditions of their children during the holidays. For instance, students having a tour should keep their hands clean and avoid coming into contact with other patient. If students develop symptoms suggestive of HFMD or other communicable diseases, such as rash or fever, they should see doctor promptly and stay at home for rest until all the symptoms have subsided.

For details of the preventive measures against HFMD and EV71,
please refer to the letter on “Vigilance against Hand-foot-mouth Disease (HFMD) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection”.