Roxana Escobar reports for El Deber:

EXPERTS RECOMMEND TAKING PRECAUTIONS

Most harmful solar rays at this time

You must apply sunscreen every 90 minutes, cover with light clothing and light colors, and hydrate with water.

The high temperatures and the burning Sun hitting the Santa Cruz capital, does not prevent Faustina Rojas to be located every day in the Omar Chavez Avenue and the first ring to sell towels to drivers. “It’s pretty hot, but anyway I should work because I have to bring food home,” said this woman placed a towel on the head, over a cap and then a hat to mitigate the strong rays of the Sun.

Physicist and Professor at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Francesco Zaratti, recommended that the population not be exposed too long to the Sun because this time of the year it is when there is increased intensity of ultraviolet rays, as the sun rises over above the horizon.

In this regard, the expert said that people who are forced to work outdoors must be protected, especially between 10:00 and 15:00, time in which the Sun’s rays are more intense. “The Sun is beneficial in general, but taken in excess and the Central hours of the day causes damage the skin and eyes,” he added. Recommended to dress light and long-sleeved shirt and hat, and wear sunscreen.

The longer is a heat wave, the greater is the risk for public health, also warn dermatologists, despite been hidden in the shade, UV rays are reflected almost as if you were directly exposed to the Sun. much more if the person is blonde. The sunscreen should be placed on the skin every 90 minutes.

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