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Cases in North Korea increase rapidly

North Korea said today (May 17) that it has 6 more deaths from Covid-19 and nearly 270,000 people with fever symptoms nationwide, five days after the Covid-19 pandemic broke out here.

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According to Yonhap news agency, citing North Korea’s emergency prevention and control headquarters, as of 6pm last night, the total number of deaths from Covid-19 in the country was 56 and the number of fever cases was more than 1.48. million, of which 819,000 have recovered, at least 663,910 are being treated.

Last week, North Korea announced the detection of cases Covid-19 for the first time in two years without a single case of corona virus infection. In response to the pandemic, Pyongyang announced the deployment of the virus control system at the maximum level of emergency.

In China, Shanghai Vice Mayor Zong Ming said that 15 out of 16 districts in this city have eliminated the spread of corona virus in the group of people who have not been isolated. Speaking at a press conference, Mr. Zong said: “The epidemic in our city has been effectively controlled. Prevention measures have been increasingly successful.”

City officials say less than 1 million people are still under strict lockdown and Shanghai is moving towards reopening. Supermarkets, shopping malls and restaurants were allowed to reopen yesterday (May 16) but only a limited number of people are allowed and must maintain contactless transactions.

Although the blockade has been eased, movement around the city is still very limited and the subway system is still closed.

Even as the number of Covid-19 cases in the city has declined, city and national officials have sent different messages about the outbreak in Shanghai and about when the city could return to normal. back to normal state.

According to sources, June 1 could be the time when Shanghai reopens completely. China yesterday (May 16) recorded 1,159 Covid-19 cases, most of them in Shanghai. Most infections are asymptomatic.

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