The Dhaka Times Desk If the bride is 25 years old or below, the newly married couple will get cash prize. Recently, such an announcement was made by the authorities of China's eastern Changshan County. They have taken steps to encourage the young generation to marry!
Recently, a notice regarding this was published on Changshan County's official WeChat account. The notice said that if the bride is 25 years old or younger, a cash prize of 1,000 yuan (about 15,000 taka) will be given to the couple. The award is given to encourage first marriage and childbearing at an appropriate age. It also mentions various types of subsidies including child care, education for adopting couples.
China's population is shrinking for the first time in 6 decades. Also, the number of elderly people is increasing rapidly. Concerned about this, the Chinese authorities have taken various initiatives including financial incentives, child care facilities on an urgent basis to increase the birth rate. The legal age of marriage in China is 22 for men and 20 for women.
However, recently the marriage rate in the country has decreased drastically. Due to which the birth rate has decreased. The number of marriages in China fell to a record low of 6.8 million in 2022. This was the lowest number of marriages in the country since 1986. Although in 2021, there are 8 lakh more marriages than this.
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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
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