Lack of proper facilities and treatment on Sunday caused the condition of several school girls to worsen again even a day after they had been admitted to the hospital after they fell sick and lost consciousness following an anti-dengue spray in their school in Jhelum district.
Several girls complained of having trouble breathing and speaking, with family members worried at the condition of their young ones and expressed dissatisfaction with the treatment being given by doctors at the public hospitals to their children.
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif who had taken notice of the incident and summoned a report from the concerned officials and departments had directed that the best medical treatment be provided to the affected.
Over 70 girls lost consciousness and were brought to a local hospital for treatment after an anti-dengue fumigation campaign at the Domaili Girls High School on Saturday.
Provincial Education Minister Rana Mashood said that the fumigation campaign was carried out on Friday but its impact was felt the next day. “Action would be taken against those responsible for not following SOPs,” Mashood told reporters.
In a similar incident on Thursday, 120 school girls in Jand district of Attock were rushed to the hospital following an anti-dengue fumigation at their school. Several of the girls had to be re-admitted to the hospital the next day as they complained of having difficulty breathing.
The chief minister suspended the DCOs and EDOs Health of Attock and Jhelum after the incident.
