The Dhaka Times Desk After continuous internet addiction, China has taken initiative to reduce the mobile addiction of children. As part of which, China's cyberspace regulator says people under the age of 18 should not have their phones in their hands for more than two hours a day.
They have already started sending messages regarding this to technology companies. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it plans to introduce a minor mode with smart device providers, whereby mobile device users under the age of 18 cannot access the internet between 10pm and 6am. Not only that, under the proposed reforms the companies that supply the devices will also have to work with the deadline. Users aged 16 to 18 will be allowed 2 hours a day, children/teens aged 8 to 17 only 1 hour a day and children below 8 only 8 minutes.
The CAC also said that, however, in special cases, parents can allow their children to use smartphones beyond these hours. Previously, in 2021, the Chinese government issued an online curfew on under-18s playing video games. Moreover, platforms such as ByteDance and TikTok follow Chinese government directives that prohibit teenagers from using it for more than 40 minutes. Chinese authorities have recently been concerned about the rate of Internet addiction among the country's youth.
Researchers say that excessive mobile phone use can also lead to problems such as insomnia. Moreover, it also has negative effects on mental health. It can also affect memory, losing the ability to think clearly. It can even reduce the ability to learn something new.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
English 
Bengali