Stay safe to avoid excess deaths in hot weather says health boss
People should take simple steps to stay safe to reduce the number of deaths caused by the heatwave, the UK Health Security Agency's top scientist says.
Downing Street has said it will hold talks over the weekend, with a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee to take place on Saturday afternoon. Asked whether thousands of people could die in the hot weather - as some newspapers have reported - its chief scientific officer Prof Oliver declined to suggest a figure.
Excess deaths is the term used for the number of deaths above the average normally seen for that time of year."The key message is that we can absolutely avoid those deaths and we can stay safe if we take simple measures, if we make sure that we take plenty of water, that we keep cool, that we avoid the sun when it's hottest particularly between 11am and 3pm and that we look out for those who are most vulnerable," she said.
Young children, who might not be able to tell you about how they are feeling, may become floppy and sleepy.
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