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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- The people have been advised to reduce outdoor activities, particularly for children, during the current dry spell experienced in the Klang Valley and northern Peninsular Malaysia.
A medical officer of Kuala Lumpur Hospital said people, more so children, could suffer from dehydration due to prolonged exposure under the hot weather.
The doctor advised the people to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
Meanwhile, a spokesman of the Meteorological Services Department said the dry spell was a normal occurrence during the inter-monsoon period -- between the end of the Northeast Monsoon and the beginning of the Southwest Monsoon at the end of May.
"It is a normal occurrence and the people have no need to worry," he said when asked to comment on a newspaper report that the dry spell in the Klang Valley and northern Peninsular Malaysia was expected to last until the middle of next month.
Another occurrence was the equinox, when the sun crosses the equator, on March 20 or 21 and Sept 22 or 23, he said, adding that the temperature was expected to rise then, particularly at night.