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Keep the windows and the curtains closed during the day, especially on the sunny side of your house. Open them up at night to let the cool air in. Limit outdoor activity to the cooler times of the day i.e., morning and evening.

Under the don’ts category, citizens have been advised to avoid going out in the sun, especially between 12 noon and 3 pm, avoid strenuous activities in the afternoon, not to go out barefoot, avoid cooking during the peak hours, avoid consuming alcohol, tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks or drinks with large amount of sugar as these actually lead to loss of more body-fluid or may cause stomach cramps, avoid high-protein, salty, spicy and oily food. Do not eat stale food. The heat wave danger signs include nausea and vomiting, hot, red and dry skin, body temperature ≥40 0C or 104 0F, throbbing headache, anxiety, dizziness and fainting, muscle weakness or cramps, rapid heartbeat, rapid, shallow breathing, altered mental sensorium with disorientation: confusion, agitation, irritability, ataxia, seizure, and coma.

The Director of Public Health Dr B Ravinder Naik said that as a part of precautionary measures, the government has made elaborate arrangements by providing the special beds, IV fluids, essential medicines at all the public health facilities and ORS sachets are made available with ANMs /ASHAs / Anganwadi workers to meet any exigencies.