An epidemic of hand, foot-and-mouth disease in Malaysia's eastern state of Sarawak has killed a fifth person, officials said yesterday, as the government urged parents to keep children at home.

An epidemic of hand, foot-and-mouth disease in Malaysia's eastern state of Sarawak has killed a fifth person, officials said yesterday, as the government urged parents to keep children at home.
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