<p>An editorial in the News International said Monday: "The annual dengue outbreak has struck with an especially vicious sting this year, creating mass panic - most notably in Punjab where the number of reported cases already stands at over 2,050."<br /><br />"The degree of alarm has led to morning assembly being cancelled in schools. Punjab is not the only affected province; in Sindh, a total of 190 cases of dengue-related hospitalisation have been reported and there have been three deaths in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa," it said.<br />The editorial said that though dengue has become an annual epidemic, it has struck especially hard this year. <br /><br />Saying that there is mass public panic over dengue, the editorial stated: "Knowing that dengue is an annual curse, preventive actions should have begun much sooner."<br />"We must seek ways to treat and curb this illness which has taken a heavy toll on our already strained healthcare system," it added.</p>
<p>An editorial in the News International said Monday: "The annual dengue outbreak has struck with an especially vicious sting this year, creating mass panic - most notably in Punjab where the number of reported cases already stands at over 2,050."<br /><br />"The degree of alarm has led to morning assembly being cancelled in schools. Punjab is not the only affected province; in Sindh, a total of 190 cases of dengue-related hospitalisation have been reported and there have been three deaths in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa," it said.<br />The editorial said that though dengue has become an annual epidemic, it has struck especially hard this year. <br /><br />Saying that there is mass public panic over dengue, the editorial stated: "Knowing that dengue is an annual curse, preventive actions should have begun much sooner."<br />"We must seek ways to treat and curb this illness which has taken a heavy toll on our already strained healthcare system," it added.</p>