The Ministry of Health is advising the public to pay special attention to water safety and personal hygiene in the wake of the flooding and it has announced that an Emer-gency Medical Response Team has been established to address any public health threats.
“If you are living in flooded areas, stay out of the water as much as possible, as it can greatly reduce your chances of contracting diseases such as skin infections, leptospirosis, diarrhoeal diseases and other water–borne diseases,” the advisory said.
Parents/guardians are urged to keep children out of the water and to use protective foot wear such as long boots, when venturing outdoors into flood waters. “Prepare a foot bath of ½ cup of bleach to one bucket of water and wash your feet before entering the house, then apply Vaseline or oil to your skin as it forms a
