Doctors confirmed some 30 cases of scabies in the past two days, a Health Ministry spokesman has confirmed.

The first case was recorded on a person resident in an Old People's Home. It was then transmitted to members of staff and their relatives, including children.

The ministry said that while there was no cause for alarm, it had taken immediate action and the necessary precautions to stop the disease from spreading.

Scabies is an easily spread skin disease caused by mites. It causes extreme itching.

 

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