Executive summary 1. It is clear from ONS quantitative studies that all minority ethnic groups in the UK have been at higher risk of mortality throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (high confidence). Data on wave 2 (1 September 2020 to 31 January 2021) shows a particular intensity in this pattern of […]
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Health tips: Stay safe in the India, Pakistan heat wave | Science | In-depth reporting on science and technology | DW
With temperatures reaching nearly 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), India and Pakistan are seeing the hottest heat waves in history. People stop working during the hottest hours of the day and schoolchildren are sent home hours early. Cattle are dying from heat exhaustion and dehydrated birds are falling from […]