The health ministry has issued a
heat alert for six Italian cities for Thursday and for 16 on
Friday.
The red alert indicates the maximum risk level for all the
population, and not just the more fragile sections of the
population, the ministry said.
Forecasters see temperatures rising even above the record
2003 heat wave.
Temperatures will hit the low 40s in the cities cited, they
said.
The alert has been issued Thursday for Bolzano, Brescia,
Florence, Perugia, Rieti and Rome.
These six cities will be joined Friday by Bari, Bologna,
Frosinone, Latina, Milan, Naples, Turin, Venice, Verona and
Viterbo.
The ministry says people should avoid exposure to the sun
between 11:00 and 18:00, a time when physical activity outside
should also be avoided.
It further advised people to drink liquids, eat lightly, take
care to preserve drugs properly, and use air conditioning
correctly.
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