North Korea has reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits as an outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population
Employees of the Medicament Management Office of the Daesong District in Pyongyang provide medicine to residents as the state increases measures to stop the spread of illness in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, May 16, 2022. – North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits, as athrough its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed to distribute medicine.
The North’s fatalities may surge in coming weeks as those who develop symptoms later succumb to the illness. The official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that the military had deployed officers from its medical units to help with the transport of medicine to pharmacies in Pyongyang, which began to stay open 24 hours a day to deal with the crisis. The types of medicine being given was unclear.
But the article, which attributed its information to the Chinese internet, insisted that such drugs were costly and could be less effective against new virus variants and that strong pandemic restrictions will continue to be necessary.It’s unclear whether the North’s admission of an outbreak communicates a willingness to receive outside help. The country shunned millions of vaccines from the U.N.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
S.Korea says it will spare no effort to help North Korea amid COVID outbreakSouth Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday the country will spare no effort to help North Korea, as the isolated nation battles a COVID-19 outbreak, and reiterated he will remain open for humanitarian aid.
Read more »
North Korea: More than a million Covid cases fearedThe military has been ordered to intervene as a wave of Covid cases sweeps the unvaccinated country.
Read more »
North Korea reports more COVID-19 deaths; Kim Jong-un blasts officialsNorth Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is ordering the military to distribute medicine in Pyongyang and blasting top officials as negligent while the reclusive nation battles a surging outbreak of COVID-19.
Read more »
A ‘malignant fever’—COVID-19—surges in North KoreaNew cases of what North Korea calls a “malignant fever”—almost certainly COVID19—appear to be doubling every 2 days in the country.
Read more »
Kim Jong Un Slams ‘Irresponsible’ Government And Health Officials As North Korea’s Covid-19 Outbreak SurgesSince the start of its ongoing outbreak last week, North Korea has reported 1.2 million suspected Covid-19 cases and 50 deaths.
Read more »