COVID-19 epidemic in North Korea: The wave of fever cases is decreasing, the death toll is low

The above move took place when North Korea step up efforts in the fight against the outbreak COVID-19 firstly.

North Korea is facing an unprecedented wave of COVID-19 since it declared a state of emergency and imposed a nationwide shutdown this May, raising concerns about a shortage of vaccines, supplies, and vaccines. medical and food supplies.

North Korea’s state news agency (KCNA) said authorities are stepping up testing and disinfection across the country, after a report this week suggested a “stable” trend of cluster infections. translation, including signs indicating the wave case of fever is decreasing and the death toll is relatively low.

According to KCNA, about 100,460 people with new fever symptoms were reported on May 26, compared with nearly 400,000 people about 10 days ago. The total number of fever patients in North Korea since April has increased to 3,270,850 cases out of a population of 25 million. And the death toll was 69 cases, an increase of one person from a day earlier.

The total number of fever patients in North Korea since April has increased to more than 3.27 million. (Photo: Reuters)

In another notice, KCNA confirmed, anti-epidemic units have collected samples from various sources to check whether the sampled areas have been infected with COVID-19: “Emergency anti-epidemic units in All levels give priority to testing samples taken from rivers and lakes, and at the same time disinfecting hundreds of thousands of m³ wastewater and thousands of tons of waste every day as well as testing and analyzing samples”.

KCNA did not detail the testing methods.

In 2021, North Korea reportedly developed its own polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing device, but never confirmed how many people tested positive, instead reporting the number of people. symptoms of fever.

Jo Chol Ung, deputy director of the Pyongyang Municipal Hygiene and Epidemic Control Center, said: “Staff are collecting samples from people showing signs of fever and testing drinks produced at factories. water in Pyongyang to make sure it’s clean and safe.”

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