THEY had just lost their son to hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), when their daughter started getting the same tell-tale spots.Now the daughter of Mr Marta Adi and Madam Umi has been warded in KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH).

'We're not taking any chances,' said Mr Adi, 37. Neither are the doctors at KKH, who tried but failed to save the couple's three-year-old son Marzuq, who had appeared quite well just hours before he died on Wednesday.

He became the first child in Singapore to die of HFMD in seven years.His sister, Mardhiyah, four, will spend some time at KKH, just in case.

For the full report, read today's edition of The Straits Times