Heatwave: Experts suggest COVID-like surveillance for old, vulnerable people
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An early heatwave that has engulfed India has spurred leading experts to call for COVID-like surveillance of the old and vulnerable. Public health experts also identified 23 "vulnerable states," half of which have been reporting heat-related illnesses. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has already declared March 2022 as the warmest in 122 years. Parts of northern India may see the mercury reach 46°C.
