The Health Ministry announced Sunday that  according to a report by the Meteorological Services, there will be a heat wave from Monday to Wednesday which will be typified by unusually hot weather and heavy heat in most regions of the country.

The ministry is calling on the public, and especially old people and those suffering from chronic conditions to make every effort to avoid exposure to heat and to the sun and to avoid unnecessary physical exertion as well as to continuously drink water and stay in cool places.