The Health and Family Welfare Department has directed all the Chief Medical and Health Officers to take preventive and effective steps to check spread of seasonal diseases particularly during the summer season, officials informed.
The field health workers have been directed to stay put in district headquarters and monitor the situation.
The State authorities had also directed Community Health Centres, Primary Health centres, sub-health centres, health workers and Mitanins to keep adequate stock of medicines.Awareness camps should be held to educate people. Director of Medical Services had in a circular instructed the District Medical and Health Officers to monitor the situation closely, officials informed.
There are chances of citizens suffering from heat strokes due to scorching conditions prevailing in the entire State during summer months. The heat strokes are at times life-threatening. Citizens can take preventive steps, officials stated.The symptoms are high fever, lack of perspiration, severe head-ache, severe pain in hands and legs, redness of skin, giddiness and becoming unconscious.
People should avoid moving around in the mid-afternoon, cover the entire body and wear light cotton clothes.
Avoid physical labour under the scorching sun. Take rest after every 30 minutes of work under the sun and take plenty of liquids. Avoid intoxicating drinks such as tea and coffee, the officials advised.