26-year-old Chinese Xu Yan, a resident of Jinzhou (Liaoning Province), died right during an online game. According to his parents, he spent almost all the time (that is, seven days - so many vacations associated with the local New Year last) at the computer.
Xu Yan, who worked as a teacher and at the same time suffered from severe obesity, said earlier that “gray days” (he meant holidays) made many people lie down on the sofa in front of the TV or play computer games. “What else to do if all the shops and cafes are closed?” He asked (this phrase was quoted by the China Daily newspaper).
Today in China there is a marked increase in the number of Internet addicts among adolescents and young people. About 2.6 million people were recognized as “sick” by Internet addiction.
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