The Union Health Ministry has advised central government-run hospitals to treat heatstroke patients as soon as possible, as a result of an unrelenting heatwave that has caused a spike in cases of heatstroke in several parts of north India. In order to provide patients with the best care possible, Health Minister JP Nadda has reviewed the circumstances and the state of readiness at the Center’s government hospitals. He has instructed staff to make sure that special heatwave units are started.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has also released guidelines for people to protect themselves against heatstrokes and other heat-related issues, in light of the fact that 18 deaths have occurred this summer in just two major hospitals in the nation’s capital.

Since May 27, forty-five patients with heat-related complications have been admitted to Delhi’s state-run Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Since May 27, the hospital has recorded nine deaths as a result of these issues; seven of these deaths have occurred in the last two days. This summer, Safdarjung Hospital has also seen nine fatalities, and heatstrokes are also a common reason for admissions to other Delhi hospitals.

speaking to a TV news channel, programme director for Sustainable Habitat Programme at CSE, Rajneesh Sareen said, “The construction and concretisation in big cities like Delhi have gone up significantly. Concrete buildings absorb heat through the day and release it at night. This is why minimum temperatures are rising in big cities.”