Parents take children from kindergarten after pupil dies from foot-and-mouth disease

The boy whose name would not be revealed died at the Aranyaprathet Hospital on Tuesday after he fell ill with the disease four days ago.
The boy was a pupil at Kilosong Municipality School’s childcare centre.
Kornchai Srikoon, the mayor of Aranyaprathet Municipality that is in charge of the school, said the child care centre would be temporarily shut down to prevent the spread of the disease.
The centre has been cleaned and sprayed with disinfectant, he added.
The father of the boy said his son died two days after he was admitted to the hospital. 
He said the boy’s sister, 4, also became ill with the same symptoms and has been admitted to Siriraj Hospital. She is still undergoing treatment.