2023-09-08 08:05:00
Friday 08 September 2023 | 10:05 pm
Today, Friday, the Directorate of Health and Population in the New Valley Governorate announced that it has raised the level of maximum preparedness to confront the high temperatures that the governorate is witnessing, which will continue until the middle of next week, according to what the Meteorological Authority announced.
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The New Valley Governorate also raised the maximum level of preparedness in all centers and villages and activated the main and subsidiary operating rooms to follow up on weather events, following the repercussions of a rise in temperatures above average.
Dr. Ahmed Mahrous, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in New Valley, confirmed in a statement that the level of maximum readiness had been raised in hospitals and health units at the level of the five governorate centers, and that the necessary preparations had been made to receive cases of people suffering from heat exhaustion as a result of the extreme rise in temperatures.
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The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in New Valley added that citizens in the governorate must be careful and avoid leaving homes except for extreme necessity, to prevent exposure to health damage as a result of the high temperature on the citizen’s body, which can cause sunstroke, which is one of the most severe damages resulting from exposure to heat. Severe symptoms include an increase in body temperature to 40 degrees, in addition to dry skin, weakness in the functions of the nervous system, rapid heartbeat and rapid breathing, sometimes resulting in loss of consciousness, and sometimes it is fatal, which requires health care under the supervision of a treating physician.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in the New Valley Governorate indicated that citizens must avoid direct exposure to the scorching rays of the sun during the heat wave, especially at peak times throughout the daylight hours until the time the sun wave breaks at 4:30 p.m., and it is also preferable for patients with blood pressure and diabetes not to go out. And the sinuses and respiratory system, except for extreme necessity.
This is while New Valley Governorate faces a severe rise in temperatures during the current period, which today, Thursday, reaches its peak, reaching 45 degrees Celsius. New Valley Governorate raises the maximum level of preparedness and state of emergency to confront natural disasters that may occur while facing a wave of extremely hot weather.
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