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Doctors suggest ways to avoid heat stress on election day
Updated On: 20 April, 2024 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Voting at the height of summer? Doctors warn people with cardiovascular conditions to be particularly mindful when stepping out in the blazing sun
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People struggle to handle the heat in the city. Pics/Ashish Raje
As the Lok Sabha elections began on Friday with the first phase in five of the 48 constituencies in the state, doctors have called for caution on the part of voters to avoid heat-related health complications.
According to data from the public health department, there have been 82 heatstroke cases in the state since March. Just earlier this week, the city recorded 39.7 degrees Celsius, the hottest it has been in the last few years.
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