LAHORE: The pink-eye (conjunctivitis) outbreak has spread throughout Punjab to an alarming level as the number of infected persons shot up rapidly. The number of patients suffering from conjunctivitis has now reached thousands, and the hospitals are running out of their capacity to accommodate them. Medical experts have advised people suffering from conjunctivitis to be careful and wash their hands frequently with soap. On the orders of Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, all the government and private schools will remain closed tomorrow. The schools will now open on Monday when children suffering from conjunctivitis will be checked by teachers themselves at the main entrance of schools. DNA
