The number of school girls who fell unconscious during an anti-dengue fumigation campaign being carried out at their school has risen to over 70. The incident took place at the Domaili Girls High School on Saturday and the affected students were rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
In a similar incident, 120 school girls in Jand district of Attock were rushed to the hospital on Thursday following an anti-dengue fumigation campaign at their school. Several of the girls had to be re-admitted to the hospital the next day as they complained of difficulty breathing. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of the incident and summoned a report from the concerned officials and departments. CM Shahbaz Sharif termed the incident unacceptable and directed that best medical treatment be provided to the affected. The chief minister has also suspended the DCOs and EDOs Health of Attock and Jhelum.