“It was a file, now it is common”

200 to 500 heat-related deaths are reported in Austria yearly. Infants, young children, the aged, the chronically ailing and the socially deprived are notably affected. The federal authorities has taken the rising variety of sizzling days as a chance to revise the nationwide warmth safety plan, which has been in place since 2017. On behalf of Well being Minister Johannes Rauch, Gesundheit Österreich has tailored the nationwide plans to worldwide requirements.

“What was a file is now common,” stated Andrea Schmidt from Well being Austria. The inhabitants ought to subsequently be higher knowledgeable regarding measures. The federal states ought to intensify their change. If excessive temperatures are reached, GeoSphere Austria informs the federal states, which talk with well being and social establishments. As well as, there ought to be extra suggestions for motion by way of ads throughout warmth waves sooner or later.

The Ministry of Well being has additionally re-established the warmth hotline at 0800 880 800.

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