On May 12, local authorities admitted that the country had an outbreak of coronavirus.
The State News Agency of North Korea (CTAC) reported the country's first death from COVID-19. AP writes about it.
A few days ago in North Korea, there was an official report from the CTAC about the so-called “fever” among the local population. Subsequently, an uncertain diagnosis was confirmed in 350 thousand people. On May 12, 18,000 people showed symptoms of the infection. According to the state agency, 162,200 people recovered from the sudden illness and 6 died. Among them was one person with the coronavirus strain Omicron.
The CTAC notes that more than 187,000 people are currently undergoing self-isolation treatment.
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It will be recalled that a mysterious “fever” broke out in North Korea in late April. For several weeks, local authorities refrained from commenting on the matter, but on May 12, they acknowledged that the country was suffering from the COVID-19 outbreak . After that, quarantine was introduced, according to which all cities and districts of the country must close their territories for entry and exit.
It was previously reported that South Asia has record heat , which could cause even more problems than COVID-19.
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