North Korea mobilizes troops to the epicenter of the epidemic Pyongyang
North Korean soldiers were mobilized to distribute medicine in Pyongyang, while more than 11,000 medical staff participated in the nCoV tracing across the country.
“A powerful military medical force was immediately deployed to improve the drug supply chain in the capital, Pyongyang, the epicenter of the pandemic, at the behest of Chairman Kim Jong-un. Their mission is to defuse the crisis. public health crisis in this region”, the central news agency North Korea KCNA said today, but did not disclose the number of troops mobilized.
Contact tracing efforts have also been stepped up by North Korea, with more than 11,000 medical staff, lecturers and medical university students joining the effort to find and treat people with symptoms of fever across the country. .
North Korean military medical personnel gather before arriving in Pyongyang in this photo released today. Image: KCNA.
A series of high-ranking officials in the Politburo of the Workers’ Party of Korea visited pharmacies and drug administration offices to assess the situation of supply and demand, after Kim Jong-un criticized his “irresponsible” working attitude. responsibility” and the weak organizational and administrative capacity of the cabinet and the public health sector.
North Korea today reported 269,510 more cases of fever symptoms, bringing the total number of fever people across the country to 1,483,060, of which 56 people have died. However, the country did not state how many of these cases have tested positive for nCoV.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week activated the blockade control system “with the utmost urgency”, demanding to stop the momentum of nCoV infection by locking down all cities and towns across the country. countries, as well as reorganizing business and production activities in each enterprise.
North Korean media reported that many sectors of the economy remained active while taking drastic measures to prevent Covid-19.
South Korea yesterday proposed working-level dialogue with North Korea to transfer medical supplies, including vaccines, masks and test kits, but has not received a response from Pyongyang. The US State Department expressed concern about the impact of the epidemic on the North Korean people and supported vaccine aid for the country.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that nCoV can spread quickly in North Korea, in the context that the country has not yet deployed a Covid-19 vaccine and refused to provide international support.
Vu Anh (According to KCNA)
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