Dengue outbreak: 6 dead in Lahore, death toll rises to 75
Three deaths were reported from Mayo hospital, whereas, two others died early this morning.
(Read: Looming predicament: Dengue could spell disaster, if not curtailed)
Another patient succumbed to the virus while he was being taken to the hospital for treatment.
Emergency has been declared at all hospitals as people are rushing for the Complete Blood Count (CBC) test.
(Read: Free test allure keeps many visiting hospitals in Punjab)
Moreover, the number of patients in Punjab has passed 8,500, with 7,900 cases reported from Lahore.
According to reports, the number of casualties in the province has risen to 75.
No more uniform
In an attempt to control the outbreak in the province, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has abolished the condition to wear uniforms in schools and colleges for one month.
The chief minister has issued directives to all schools of Lahore to allow students to wear full sleeves shirts of any colour for one month.
Earlier, the Punjab government had closed all the educational institutes for ten days as a preventive measure in the wake of the dengue epidemic.
Educational institutes in Punjab are set to open from Monday, September 26.
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The origin of the word "dengue" is not clear but one theory is that it is derived from Swahili phrase Ke-dinga Pepo,which describe the disease as being caused by an "evil spirit" There are four sub types of Dengue like DEN-I,DEN-2,DENn-3 and DEN 4 viruses
every day hundreds of people beat dengue and recover why don't those numbers makes head lines?
To avoid Dengue fever in Lahore, the practices applied by now are not fully effective rather imperfect, like removing water logging, cleaning and chemical spray etc or the latest not wearing half sleeves in school uniform. Mosquitoes can bite at ear, neck face and hands etc. But how to avoid Dengue and DHF. It is simple; 1. enhance immune system of the body 2. use Mosquitoes repellant on open areas of the body and do use half sleeves because it is a hot weather now. Mosquitoes repellant need research for 12 to 24 hours effective order. Immune boosting techniques and 24 hours surface skin repellant and advice available on request.