Muscat – The alert comes as part of the Ministry’s ‘Safe Summer’ awareness campaign, which aims to educate residents on staying safe during extreme heat conditions.
To help the public recognise early symptoms and take preventive action, the Ministry outlined the following 12 warning signs:
- Profuse sweating
- Feeling of fatigue or general tiredness
- Intense thirst
- Mild headache
- Nausea or vomiting
- Dizziness or light-headedness
- Irritability or difficulty concentrating
- Muscle cramps
- Rapid heartbeat
- Redness or warmth of the skin
- Cool or moist skin with slight paleness
- Elevated body temperature (38 – 39.5°C)
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