Lahore hospitals report surge in gastroenteritis patients amid conflicting outbreak reports

LAHORE: Amid conflicting reports regarding the outbreak of gastroenteritis in the provincial capital, some hospitals witnessed an extraordinary rush of patients brought in with severe complications of the waterborne disease. The situation was said to be particularly alarming at the province’s largest teaching hospital, Mayo Hospital, where medics said they were receiving patients with complications including kidney failure and stroke. Other government hospitals, including Lahore General Hospital, Jinnah Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, witnessed a spike in the number of patients, while the management of Services Hospital said its patient numbers were routine. “We are receiving a good…