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Large events need a heat plan

Good preparation includes more than drinking water.

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Health news editorial illustration for WHO Issues Heat Safety Guide for Large Events

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In this lesson: Identify combined preparations and the correct meaning of the patient figure.

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Read and understand · 1/2Which combination did WHO recommend?

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Water, cooling, schedule changes and prepared medical services. The first paragraph lists combined measures.

Clue: WHO’s 30 September guidance urged organisers of large events to combine safe water, cooling, schedule changes and prepared medical services.

Read and understand · 2/2What did the over-90% figure describe?

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Patients treated at venues. The second paragraph defines treatment location rather than prevention.

Clue: Its review reported that well-organised on-site systems could treat more than 90% of patients at venues. This was about where patients received care, not the share of visitors who avoided illness.

Grammar in this story: A proportion greater than a threshold

more than 90% of patients

“More than” excludes the exact threshold itself, while “of patients” identifies the group counted.

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Correct “90% of visitors were protected from illness”.

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The review described more than 90% of patients being treated on site in well-organised settings. It did not say 90% of all visitors were protected from illness.

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