Beware of getting heat stroke in current hot weather

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has called on Malaysians to be alert towards early signs of heat stroke in the wake of the current hot and dry weather.

“Among the early symptoms of a heat stroke are a throbbing headache, nausea, lack of perspiration despite the hot weather and a fast pulse,” Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.