115 Hotline to report mysterious hepatitis in children

The Ministry of Health launched a hotline as parents raised concerns about a mysterious hepatitis that affects only children. Allaying fears over the severe ailment, the ministry said, however, no cases have been reported in the country so far.  The acute liver disease among children has already hit the Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.

Accordance to the World Health Organization report published on April 23, at least 169 cases were confirmed worldwide as of April 21. The affected children are aged between 1 and 16 years. Health Ministry spokeswoman Or Vandine said on Friday that the ministry has set up a hotline number 115 for parents to reach out to the authorities in case of emergency.

“This is a very new and strange acute disease, that we have never met before. We all must be alert against the disease, be careful of the food that we choose to eat every day, and report to the hospital immediately if found any symptoms: and this is the hotline 115,” Vandine said.

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