India, Aug. 12 -- The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office have issued an amber heat-health alert (HHA) for 5 regions of England.
The West Midlands, East Midlands, South East, London, and East of England will be under an amber heat health alert until 6 pm on Wednesday, the UK Health Security Agency said in a press release. In addition, a yellow HHA has been issued for the North West and North East regions for the same period. The South West and Yorkshire and the Humber regions are already under a yellow HHA, which remains in place.
Under the Weather-Health Alert system, an amber alert means that weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service. At this level, some health impacts are expected across the...