JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a class="boop" href="#">BOOP</a>
<br>
<span id="span"></span>

JavaScript

Array.from(document.getElementsByClassName("boop")).forEach(el => {
  el.addEventListener("click", () => {
    if (!sessionStorage.getItem("reloaded")) {
      sessionStorage.setItem("reloaded", true);
      location.reload();
    }
  });
});

let count = 0;
setInterval(() => {
	span.innerHTML = count;
  count++;
}, 50)