Visitors from around the UK and across the world will be travelling to take part in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games from 28 July to 8 August.
Advice for hot weather
Stay hydrated, drink plenty of fluids and avoid excess alcohol.
If you need to travel, make sure you take water with you.
Avoid extreme physical exertion. If you can't avoid strenuous outdoor activity, try to keep it for cooler parts of the day, for example in the early morning or evening.
Seek shade during the hottest parts of the day, especially from 11am to 3pm, when UV radiation is strongest.
If you go out in the heat :
- wear UV sunglasses (preferably wraparound)
- apply sunscreen of at least SPF15 with UVA protection
- wear a wide-brimmed hat and light, loose-fitting cotton clothes
On car journeys, ensure babies, children or older people are not left alone in parked cars, which can quickly overheat.
If you feel dizzy, weak or have intense thirst and a headache, move to a cool place as soon as possible and drink some water or diluted fruit juice.
If you have painful muscular spasms (particularly in the legs, arms or abdomen) rest in a cool place and drink electrolyte drinks. If you don't start to recover within 30 minutes, call 111.
Call 999 if a person develops any signs of heatstroke, as this is a medical emergency.
Symptoms are:
- feeling unwell (after 30 minutes resting in a cool place and drinking plenty of water)
- not sweating even while feeling too hot
- a high temperature of 40oC or above
- fast breathing or shortness of breath
- feeling confused
- a fit (seizure)
- loss of consciousness
- being unresponsive
Advice to prevent transfer of stomach bugs
Stay at home if you have any symptoms of diarrhoea or vomiting.
Don't go to work or school or mix outside until 48 hours clear of symptoms.
Stay hydrated.
Wash hands regularly and thoroughly in soap and water, especially after visiting the toilet or before preparing food.
Try not to prepare food for others while infectious.
In any areas where a person has had an episode of illness, use a bleach-based cleaning fluid to clean any surfaces.
Boil wash any laundry soiled during an episode of illness.
Advice for safe sex
Use condoms, especially with a new partner.
Get tested if you've had unprotected sex. Make an appointment at a sexual health clinic and don't have sex until you've been tested and know you are clear of any sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Advice to prevent spread of infectious diseases
Stay at home if you have any symptoms of an infectious disease, including:
- diarrhoea or vomiting
- raised temperature and generally feeling unwell
- symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) or any other respiratory disease
- monkeypox, chicken pox, measles or scarlet fever
