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BEATING THE HEAT. People try to beat the heat by swimming at a public beach in Noveleta, Cavite on Monday. Norman CruzThe state weather bureau on Monday warned of rising heat indexes reaching “danger levels” across the country amid the El Nino phenomenon as the Department of Education allowed the use of alternative delivery modes for teaching in areas that declared suspension of face-to-face classes, mostly in the Visayas region.
About 246 public schools in Western Visayas shifted to alternative delivery modes on Monday following the suspension of in-person classes over the extreme heat. Besides Iloilo City and Tantangan, South Cotabato, local government units in Bacolod City, Roxas, Capiz, Kabankalan in Negros Occidental, and E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental also suspended face-to-face classes in private and public schools.
The weather bureau said there are four classifications of heat index based on the possible effects of the temperature to people: Caution – from 27 to 32 degrees Celsius; Extreme Caution – from 33 °C to 41°C; Danger – from 42°C to 51°C; and Extreme Danger – from 52°C and beyond. The symptoms are sweating heavily, exhaustion or fatigue, dizziness or lightheadedness, blacking out or feeling dizzy when standing, weak but fast pulse, nausea, and vomiting.
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