Telangana Health Dept issues summer advisory amid rising temperatures

Public Health Department, Telangana, on Thursday issued an advisory urging the general public to take precautions from the rising temperature.

Given the weather forecast of a gradual rise in the maximum temperature by 2 to 3 degree Celsius during the next 3 days, Dr B Ravinder Nayak, DPH, Telangana, urged people to stay indoors as much as possible and avoid venturing out, especially between 12 noon and 3 pm.

People should watch out for heat stroke danger signs, including nausea, vomiting, hot, red and dry skin, body temperature of more than 104, throbbing headache, rapid heartbeat, shallow breathing, altered mental sensorium with disorientation, agitation and seizure.