Schools issue advisories, return to online classes as hand, foot & mouth disease cases surge across nation

Some schools have issued advisories, while others have opted for online classes due to an increase in the number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases.

While some schools have issued advisories, others have resorted to opting for online classes after states recorded a spike in cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease.

Some schools in the Delhi-NCR have issued advisories to make parents aware of the viral infection that has been spreading fast among children between 5 and 10 years and predominantly in primary classes.

The Indian School in Delhi has issued an advisory on their website stating, “Parents must refrain from sending the child to school until the rash has healed completely and no fever has returned for at least 24 hours (at least 7 to 10 days from the onset of symptoms).”

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The advisory further stated, “Any child with a rash should get a medical prescription from the consulting doctors stating that he or she does not have a contagious or infectious disease before joining classes.”

Prominent city schools such as The Air Force School in Subroto Park and Sanskriti School have issued a health advisory on FHMD and overall infectious disease along with vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.

There is a rise in the number of cases of HFMD in children. More than 100 cases have been reported in NCR already. Private and prominent schools are taking precautions to sanitise school premises and are addressing parents' concerns about infections and its spread. However, the Delhi government health department or UP govt health department has not issued an advisory on this matter.