Six health centres are reportedly seeing a rise in acute watery diarrhoea cases among children, which goes against the trend for the same period in recent years. Surveillance has been heightened, particularly for children under five years, and testing will be carried out locally to determine if rotavirus is the cause. Strict personal hygiene measures and food/water precautions have been advised to stem further infections. Read more
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