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As much as possible, stay indoors till 3 pm on the days of extreme heat warnings.
The government also urged the people to wear loose clothes and add more fruits and salads to their diet.
Being overweight and obese stand as primary risk factors for strokes, and they are closely associated with other conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes, which further heighten the risk.
The critical condition of stroke requires swift intervention to minimize long-term damage and improve patient outcomes.
Weather office says all districts likely to experience temperatures 3-4 degrees Celsius above normal
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued cautionary instructions for the public in view of the increasing temperatures.
The Ballia Chief Medical Officer has, however, claimed that only two died of heat stroke, other fatalities were related to fever and other diseases.
The Met Department had earlier predicted several Kerala districts are expected to come under the spell of a heatwave in the coming days.
Several places in Kerala have been experiencing temperatures two to three degrees Celsius above normal this summer.
Stroke, out of the many non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, is the second most common cause of death in India.