An exceptional 'sleeping competition' in South Korea!

The Dhaka Times Desk South Korea has taken an exceptional initiative to encourage people to rest. An exceptional sleeping competition was held at the Yeouido Han River Park in the nation's capital, Seoul. Around 100 contestants participated in it.

According to a report in Xinhua News, Lim Ji-hyeon, the organizer of the competition, said that South Koreans sleep very little. Hopefully through this competition people will be more aware of the benefits of rest and sleep. Our main aim is to give an idea about the importance of sleep.

Participants are asked to come dressed in their most comfortable clothing. They have to sleep in the air coach provided at the competition venue. Each of the contestants had to sleep for one and a half hours.

There was a lot of excitement among many of the participants. One of the participants said, usually we do a lot of work throughout the week. That's why I can't sleep even though I'm tired. This competition is great, I came to participate after hearing that I can sleep.

How well someone sleeps is determined by measuring the difference in heart rate. Citizens of Finland, Netherlands and Australia sleep more at night. On the other hand, residents of South Korea and Japan sleep the least.

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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