"Most of the patients who are coming for treatment complain that they first had chest pain, difficulty in breathing, and then fever. We are getting urine tests, blood tests, and other tests done. The rest of the patients came to the hospital out of fear and panic," said Dr AK Singh.
"We do not confirm the reports of people falling ill and dying due to heatwave. Had it been true, similar deaths would have also been reported from other districts which have been recording similar day temperatures in the past few days. No such complaint has come from there," Dr Singh, Healt
On Saturday, Odisha's Sonepur recorded the highest day temperature at 45.6 degrees Celsius. Bhubaneshwar recorded the highest day temperature at 44.6 degrees Celsius,
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange alerts for some districts for the next two days. Earlier on Tuesday, the IMD issued an orange alert for the next five days.
In a circular notification issued by School Education and Literacy Department, Jharkhand Government, it said," While making partial amendments and due to excessive heat in the state of Jharkhand and keeping in mind the heat, all categories of government run in the state, Unaided / Unaided (i
"In Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, the temperature may reach near 40-45 in the coming days. The heat wave is continuing in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. An orange alert has been issued in these parts for the coming five days," he said.
Heat wave conditions are likely to prevail for two days in Telangana and for one day in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientists said.
"Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra & Kutch Coast: Yellow Message. ESCS BIPARJOY over east-central Arabian Sea, at 1730 IST of 11th June near lat 18.6N & long 67.7E, Likely to cross between Mandvi (Gujarat) & Karachi (Pakistan) by noon of 15th June," IMD said in a tweet.
While speaking to ANI, IMD Scientist Umashankar Das said, "We are expecting hot weather conditions and heat wave conditions to continue for the next three days. Apart from that, several places in Odisha will experience above normal temperatures by 4-6 degrees."
The heat wave conditions are prevailing in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. For this the IMD had issued an orange alert in these regions. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are also coming under the influence of heatwave. Heatwave also expected for the next 2 to 3 days in south