{"id":16249,"date":"2024-02-05T15:39:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16249"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:39:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:39:53","slug":"health-advisory-protect-yourself-from-sahara-dust-ministry-urges-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/health-advisory-protect-yourself-from-sahara-dust-ministry-urges-precautions\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Advisory: Protect Yourself from Sahara Dust &#8211; Ministry Urges Precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Citizens across several regions are urged to take necessary precautions due to the currently polluted air quality, attributed to Sahara dust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This particulate matter, originating in the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa, comprises particles that can travel thousands of miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health has specifically noted poor air quality conditions on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara, as well as some parts of Georgetown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These conditions pose potential health risks, including coughing, asthma attacks, scratchy throat, irritated sinuses, and skin and eye irritation for those exposed to the dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals falling under high-risk categories, such as children, babies, older adults, people with asthma or respiratory conditions, and those with cardiovascular illnesses, are advised to limit outdoor activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who need to be outside, wearing a properly fitted N95 or KN95 face mask is recommended, along with opting for less strenuous activities like walking instead of running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case of difficulties breathing or the rapid progression of symptoms, individuals are encouraged to seek medical assistance promptly by visiting the nearest health facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay informed and join us for the next edition of the NCN Health Report on Tuesday for updates and expert advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citizens across several regions are urged to take necessary precautions due to the currently polluted air quality, attributed to Sahara dust. This particulate matter, originating in the Sahara Desert in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16252,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16249\/revisions\/16252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}