It's cold in Taiwan, too.492 "out-of-hospital cardiac arrest" this year.

This year alone, 492 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients were reported to have occurred as the cold wave from the Arctic descended into subtropical Taiwan.

Local media reported that 55 non-traumatic OHCA patients occurred on the 11th alone, citing data from each local government's fire department.

The number of OHCA patients recorded 54 and 55 on the 10th and 11th, respectively, and it is known that the trend continues to increase.

Most OHCA patients occur suddenly at dawn due to low temperatures, according to emergency medicine doctors, and men over 45 years old, women over 50 years old, and smokers should be careful.

Other emergency medical doctors explained that most patients are often rushed to hospitals at dawn due to cardio-cerebrovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke because they refrained from using electricity due to the burden of electricity bills.

At 10:31 a.m. on the 12th, Taiwan's weather authorities issued a low-temperature warning until the dawn of the next day.

Taiwan's highest mountain and 3,952 meters above sea level, Wisan (玉) recorded temperatures of -8.2 degrees Celsius on the early morning of the 12th.

Taiwan's health authorities said that from the 29th of last month to the 4th, 127,357 patients visited the hospital due to influenza (flu).

At the same time, the cumulative death toll from the flu was 91, the highest compared to the same period in the past 10 years.