About three weeks after North Korea officially confirmed the Covid-19 outbreak, the number of infections remains high. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported 79,100 new cases of fever and another death in a 24-hour period on Saturday.
She referred to a state media report from North Korea. Because the country has limited testing capacity, there is no official confirmation that the sick are actually infected with the corona virus.
No vaccinations
The outbreak of the infectious disease was confirmed in mid-May. A sub-variant of the ommicron pathogen has been discovered in Pyongyang. The government then launched a public information campaign, ordered the military to deliver medicines, and sent teachers, medical students and officials to look for infected people. Prime Minister Kim Jong Un had also ordered a nationwide lockdown and declared a state of emergency. The country rejects international aid with vaccinations.
Experts fear that general medical care for the 25 million people in North Korea is not sufficient and that a food crisis could follow.
Source: Krone
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