The NHS has issued a warning for people to stay indoors as the UK is set to experience three days of snow and temperatures as low as -10C. Doctors advise vulnerable individuals to limit their outdoor activities, especially during the early morning and late evening, and to prepare with sufficient food and medication. The cold snap is expected to last for at least a week, raising concerns about the impact on vulnerable populations.
The NHS has issued an urgent warning for people to stay indoors the next few days as the UK is set to face three days of snow and temperatures of -10C. The NHS has issued a stark weather warning as ice cold weather conditions are set to hammer the UK in the next few days.Doctors are telling vulnerable people to stay inside early in the day or late in the evening and to stock up on food and medicine ahead of the icy weather this weekend.
Dan Stroud, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "There'll be widespread frost across the country tonight, from Land's End to John O'Groats."It will be comfortably below where we should be for this time of year and I would expect temperatures to hit minus 8C in parts of Scotland."Mr Stroud confirmed conditions should become warmer by the end of this weekend before cold weather strikes again early next week.
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