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Jul 27, 2016 11:26 AM EDT

Earlier this month, "Pokémon Go" was released in the United States, New Zealand, and United Kingdom and there are already a lot of reported accidents.

Since the game's release, bad reports have gotten out with regards to the users of the game. This includes car accidents, robbery, and people stumbling upon dead bodies in the rivers. The users have compromised because they just want to 'catch 'em all'.

The augmented reality app has been released to 38 countries so far and the government officials have been learning a thing or two from the experiences of the first users of "Pokémon Go"

In France, the Minister of Social Affairs together with Health Marisol Touraine released a warning through Twitter addressing all 'Pokémon trainers'. They are encouraging the users of the app to exercise caution while playing the game. "Pokémon Go" was released in France last Sunday, The Atlantic reported.

The app makes users physically walk around in order to catch Pokémon. The game uses the phone's GPS and camera to create an augmented reality where monsters appear in the background for the players to catch.

The game was leading a population-level fitness program and makes a creative fitness tracker. People become more engaged and some even skip bus rides and walk home because of the game, Washington Post reported.

However, the app has been taking people to strange places such as strip clubs and cemeteries. Some of these places have been proven to be very dangerous.

In San Diego, two men fell off an ocean bluff while attempting to catch a Pokémon.

Several government agencies and organizations have sent out warnings about the game's potential health hazards. The health ministry of Turkey warned the players about playing in the peak of daylight cautioning them against overexposure to the sun.

The Medication Association in Israel warned the same thing to users advising the players not to stay in sunlight between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity in Japan released a flier containing nine safety points for players.

In Bosnia, a non-governmental agency released a warning on Facebook explaining the danger of playing in some dangerous areas which includes the old minefields that have existed since 1992.

 

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