The number of Covid-19 cases increased rapidly, North Korea launched a “mighty force”

Central News Agency North Korea (KCNA) According to the North Korean Emergency Command, more than 269,510 people with fever symptoms and 6 deaths were recorded on May 16, bringing the total number of deaths to 56 people as of 6pm on the 16th. -5 (local time).

As of 6 p.m. on May 16, the total number of people with fever symptoms was more than 1.48 million. KCNA did not say how many people tested positive for Covid-19.

KCNA As of May 16, more than 819,090 people have fully recovered and at least 663,910 people are being treated.

North Korea is making efforts to cope with the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, deploying the highest emergency system to control the disease. The army was mobilized to distribute medical supplies.

South Koreans watch a news program featuring North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a train station in Seoul, May 16. Photo: AP

According to KCNAafter the meeting on May 16, North Korea issued “Order of the Chairman of the WPK Central Military Commission on stabilizing the immediate supply of drugs to the capital Pyongyang by mobilizing military resources”. .

According to a special order of the WPK Central Military Commission, military medics urgently deployed forces to all pharmacies in Pyongyang and began to provide medicines 24 hours a day.

Leader Kim Jong-un directed the urgent supply of medicines from the national reserve to the pharmacy system. Mr. Kim has strongly criticized health officials for what he called “an ineffective response to epidemic prevention and control”, namely the failure to open 24/7 pharmacies to dispense medicines.

“Urgent measures are taken to immediately correct inadequacies in drug supply”, according to KCNA May 17th.

Kim Jong-un wears a mask during an anti-epidemic steering meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 12. Photo: Yonhap

KCNA said the task of the “powerful force” mentioned above is to “defuse the ongoing public health crisis in the capital Pyongyang”, and called this an important task for the anti-epidemic campaign. happenning.

The Workers’ Party of Korea, administrative and economic agencies, security agencies and armed forces and many units followed the instructions of the Emergency Command for Epidemic Prevention and Control, establishing a one-stop working system. orderly way, strictly controlled.

From May 12, Kim Jong-un called for the imposition of a nationwide blockade order – including all provinces and cities in the country – after the country announced its first Covid-19 case. Facing “great disturbance since the founding of the country”, North Korea has closed factories, businesses and people to stay at home to completely contain the epidemic.

According to KCNA, people are informed about the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as the scientific treatment methods and the rules of disease prevention. About 11,000 medical officials, teachers and students on May 16 participated in “intensive medical checks for all people” to detect people with fever.