Amid the increasing cases of pink Eye infection in Pakistan, the government and private schools across Pakistan’s Punjab province will remain closed on September 28, ARY News reported on Wednesday. ARY News is a Pakistani news channel.
The Pakistan-based media outlet reported that the Punjab caretaker chief minister, CM Mohsin Naqvi announced that all schools will remain shut on Thursday. The order also directed the school authorities to check students at the main entrance of the school to curb the spread of infection.
ARY News reported that the Punjab province and other parts of Pakistan have noticed a sharp spike in conjunctivitis cases. The Punjab Health Department officials reported 85 new cases of conjunctivitis, commonly known as Pink Eye, within the past 24 hours.
Pink eye is an inflammation of the transparent membrane that lines the eyelid and eyeball. This membrane is called the conjunctiva.