Skopje, 14 August 2024 (MIA) - The government has reviewed and approved the continuation of additional preventive measures in response to the ongoing heatwave. These measures will remain in effect through Thursday, as announced by the government's press service.

The government recommends that the most vulnerable groups of the population, such as pregnant women and persons over the age of 60, be released from work duties on 15 August 2024 (Thursday).

In the same period, employers should reorganize the work activities of construction workers and workers working outdoors, to avoid construction or other physical activities outdoors during the period from 11 am to 5 pm.

Given that certain hazardous production and technological processes could pose extra health risks to workers, the Government is reminding employers of their responsibility to comply with the relevant legal regulations.

In childcare centers (kindergartens), it is recommended to avoid physical activities and to refrain from taking children outdoors between 11 am and 5 pm.

The government advises local self-government units, the Red Cross, and Social Work Centers in heatwave-affected areas to provide assistance to elderly, and frail individuals, as well as the homeless.

The government, at the request of the Ministry of Health, extended at its session on August 11 recommendations for the citizens' protection against a heatwave expected to hit the country on 12-13 August 2024. The government announced today that the measures and recommendations will be extended through tomorrow.

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