Although the temperature this Tuesday has been under the level of freezing, New Yorkers like Librado Ferreras have no other than to shelter as well as possible and go to work.
"I put a double layer of clothing.Double pants.Use the boots, gloves, all that, ”Ferreras explained.
It is that on Tuesday morning it was so cold that on the popular San Nicholas Avenue and 181 street there were very few people and the same number of the typical street vendors were not seen ... Many preferred not to go to work.
But Sandra who works in a factory had to face the intense cold.
"As you wish?Because if I don't work, how? How do I pay the room?This is unbearable, ”said Sandra.
Sandra.
This New York week would have days with an Arctic cold: Wednesday it is forecast that the minimum temperature will be below the freezing level mainly in the morning hours.
And on the weekend the thermometer could mark only one digit.
When it is so cold it is important to avoid spending a lot of time and put several layers.
It is essential to use a hat that covers the ears, and gloves to take care of health at extreme temperatures.
“Be an adult or child, the most important thing is to cover the areas where the air that are the upper tracks can enter.Try to cover your nose, cover your mouth so that this cold air does not enter the areas and irritate the lungs, ”said Denisse Núñez, a doctor of Somos Community Care.
For those who stay at home and use an electric heater, the fire department recommends that if they are going to use one of these devices that place it at a distance of at least three meters away from beds, furniture or curtains.
Neither should these heater in the bathroom or near areas with access to water.
Never connect them to an electric extension to prevent fires.
It is important to remember that the authorities ask New York that if they do not have heating or hot water, or if they see a homeless in the street to let them call 311.
