<p>An addiction to the popular online multiplayer game PUBG proved fatal for a teenager in Andhra Pradesh, as a 16-year-old boy passed away for he was so engrossed with the playing that he forgot to consume food and water for days.</p>.<p>In a <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/boy-dies-after-playing-pubg-game/article32330207.ece" target="_blank">report </a>by The Hindu, the intermediate student, a native of Jujjulakunta village in Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal in West Godavari district, had a serious gaming addiction, and was found playing for days at a stretch.</p>.<p>Due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, and schools shut, the boy was indoors most of the time. A few days ago, he fell sick and was suffering from severe dehydration. </p>.<p>The report added that family members took the adolescent to a private hospital in Eluru Town, and was tested negative for coronavirus. He passed away while undergoing treatment for diarrhoea on Monday.</p>
<p>An addiction to the popular online multiplayer game PUBG proved fatal for a teenager in Andhra Pradesh, as a 16-year-old boy passed away for he was so engrossed with the playing that he forgot to consume food and water for days.</p>.<p>In a <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/boy-dies-after-playing-pubg-game/article32330207.ece" target="_blank">report </a>by The Hindu, the intermediate student, a native of Jujjulakunta village in Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal in West Godavari district, had a serious gaming addiction, and was found playing for days at a stretch.</p>.<p>Due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, and schools shut, the boy was indoors most of the time. A few days ago, he fell sick and was suffering from severe dehydration. </p>.<p>The report added that family members took the adolescent to a private hospital in Eluru Town, and was tested negative for coronavirus. He passed away while undergoing treatment for diarrhoea on Monday.</p>