North Korea records an outbreak of COVID-19 for the first time

North Korea officially recorded an outbreak of COVID-19 for the first time – Photo: REUTERS

According to Reuters news agency, KCNA said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced the latest outbreak during a meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

This outbreak is thought to be caused by the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron.

“The biggest emergency incident occurred in the country, with a hole in our emergency isolation front, which was preserved for the past two years and three months from February 2020,” KCNA said. said.

According to KCNA, some residents in the capital Pyongyang were infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, without providing details about the number of cases or the source of infection.

KCNA reported after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a meeting of the Workers’ Party to discuss responses to the first outbreak of COVID-19.