North Korea first recorded an outbreak of COVID-19, a nationwide blockade

North Korean state media reported, sub-variant BA.2 of the highly transmissible strain of Omicron was detected in Pyongyang.

“The largest emergency incident in the country occurred, with a hole in our emergency quarantine front that was kept safe for 2 years and 3 months from February 2020,” the news release stated.

According to the news, people in Pyongyang have Omicron variant but did not detail the number of cases or the source of infection.

The news of the discovery of COVID-19 in Pyongyang was announced at a time when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chaired a meeting of the Workers’ Party to discuss how to respond to the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak. country.

Mr. Kim Jong-un ordered “all cities and districts across the country to completely blockade areas” to “completely block the transmission of the malicious virus”, according to KCNA.

Pyongyang has also rejected a COVID-19 vaccine provided by international organizations.

In August 2020, North Korea said it was pushing for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, but since then there has been little update on progress.

batch Which COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea?if widespread, has the potential to severely impact the health system in the context that people have not been vaccinated.