The Centre for Health Protection has advised St James' Settlement Kathleen McDouall Kindergarten Child Care Centre in Wan Chai to suspend classes for two weeks after six students developed hand-foot-mouth disease symptoms.

Five students fell ill from June 4 to 12. A five-year-old boy was confirmed to have been infected with Enterovirus-71 on June 11. He was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital and was discharged. The other children required no hospitalisation.

Although the school management enhanced cleaning measures, a new case was reported to the centre today involving a three-year-old boy who developed similar symptoms on June 17. He is in stable condition and requires no hospitalisation.

Due to the new case, the school has been advised to suspend classes for two weeks from tomorrow for thorough disinfection.