The government has since provided incentives for old people's homes to install air-conditioning. This can save lives but increases electricity consumption.
Forecasters say the heat, with temperatures of between 32 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius, will continue well into this week. Prefects in all major cities have announced level three -- out of four -- alerts that allow them to reduce speed limits, cutting pollution, and raise medical staffing to levels used in winter flu epidemics.
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