SERVING as a cruel reminder of the bushfire crisis currently ravaging the nation, Riverina residents were the latest to be greeted by clouds of smoke across city skies.
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Director of Public Health at Murrumbidgee Local Health District, Tracey Oakman, has recommended staying inside where the onslaught of heat and smoke cannot harm you.
"If possible, stay in air-conditioned premises where filtration systems can help to reduce dust particles in the air, and avoid outdoor physical activity," she explained.
"If you have asthma or a lung condition and develop symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, or wheezing, follow your Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Action Plan.
"If you are on home oxygen treatment, continue as prescribed and if breathlessness worsens, contact your GP."
People with asthma should carry their reliever medication with them at all times.
If the symptoms do not settle, please see your GP. In the case of an emergency, go to your nearest Hospital Emergency Department, or call 000.
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