As a result of the conjunctivitis (pinkeye) outbreak, the Punjab government declared on Wednesday that all public and private schools in the state would be closed from September 28 to October 1.
The clear membrane that lines the eyelid and the eyeball becomes inflamed when someone has conjunctivitis. Punjab has been severely affected by the sickness, which is still spreading. State-run hospitals there have reported between 500 and 600 victims. Lahore reported having the greatest number of infections in the province. Emerging data reveal that the virus is affecting persons of all age groups, convincing proof that the worrisome increase in cases has had a notable impact. Many students have been complaining of eye infections, mostly because they are not following safety protocols at school.
As soon as they contract the illness, pupils are reportedly allowed to remain at home from school, and administrators are asking parents to take extra care of their kids, according to sources. Pinkeye is rapidly spreading, according to medical specialists, in highly populated cities where individuals are exposed to unfavorable settings, including factories, bazaars, markets, and shopping centers. The Punjab School Education Department announced four-day breaks in a notification they released today due to the increase in cases. To stop the spread of the disease, it was stated that all schools would reopen on Monday, October 2, and would follow the department’s usual operating standards. It instructed all of the province’s chief executives to ensure that the directive was followed.
حکومت پنجاب نے 2023-09-28 سے 2023-10-01 تک تمام سرکاری اور نجی سکولوں میں چھٹیوں کا اعلان کردیا#bignews #students #holidays #schools #reopen #monday @SchoolEduPunjab @MohsinnaqviC42 @MohsinEPunjab @GovtofPunjabPK pic.twitter.com/5ox04vmiL2
— Chief Minister Office Punjab (@cmopunjabpk) September 27, 2023
Separately, interim Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated in a video message released today that the vacations were declared to slow the typical spread of the disease and that he expected a 50% drop in cases as a result of the action. When schools across the province reopened, he declared that there would be eye exams for students.
نگران وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب @MohsinnaqviC42 نے 2023-09-28 سے 2023-10-01 تک تمام سرکاری اور نجی سکولوں میں چھٹیوں کا اعلان کردیا#bignews #students #holidays #schools #reopen #monday @SchoolEduPunjab @cmopunjabpk pic.twitter.com/ZfKEcM5Bj6
— Government of Punjab (@GovtofPunjabPK) September 27, 2023
Dr. Jamal Nasir, the acting Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare, reported that all government hospitals in the province had received instructions to keep their eye surgeons on standby throughout the day. He said that hospitals had received a plentiful supply of eye drops and added that specific plans had been prepared for the treatment of conjunctivitis patients at the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, the Mayo Hospital in Lahore, and the Nishtar Hospital in Multan.
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