The annual hot and dry season around the middle of the year can be especially uncomfortable for vulnerable groups. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - In sizzling Singapore, climate scientists and researchers are getting increasingly worried about what the heat is doing to elderly people, outdoor workers, children and other vulnerable groups.
“I had to close one of my windows because hot air was coming in,” said Madam Tan, who declined to reveal her full name. Under one of its research arms, scientists are planning to map future temperature changes in mature housing estates and study the heat-related risks to a greying population, said Cooling Singapore’s principal investigator Winston Chow.
Mr Ardi and his staff also worry when patients catch the flu or Covid-19 in the hot weather. With weakened immunity, their bodies’ ability to manage heat is further reduced. Singapore Red Cross director of care services Adrian Lim said that when the temperature exceeds 32 deg C, the air-conditioning that is available in some wards is turned on until dusk.Cooling measures at the THK Nursing Home @ Hougang include the use of additional fans and coolers, the use of cooling seating pads and hydration regimes with drinks like 100plus and desserts. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
After finishing a two-hour medical drill in their hazmat suits, the employees were asked to do a computerised balloon-pumping task which was used to measure their risk-taking behaviour.
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