Earlier in June this year, Canada witnessed one of the worst heat waves ever after which there was smog caused due to wildfires that filled the sky. Among many affected provinces, British Columbia was the worst-hit that ended up causing 500 deaths as per the reports.
In an unusual case, a Canadian senior citizen from British Columbia province has been facing an underlying condition of asthma. After examining the patient, doctors asserted that due to heatwaves and bad air quality, the patient’s health is deteriorated.
According to a Canadian daily, a senior citizen from British Columbia, has been facing an underlying condition of asthma, which the doctors said was due to heatwaves and bad air quality.
The patient’s consulting doctor stated that for the very first time in over 10 years, he had to use ‘climate change’ as a diagnosis.
Reportedly, the patient is in her seventies and was diagnosed with this unusual breathing problem after the country was struck with heatwaves and worsened her health.