North Korean officials have reported a major outbreak of another infectious disease, which is affecting at least 800 families so far.
The new outbreak, which was first reported on Thursday, comes amid a wave of COVID-19 infections, chronic food shortages, and economic struggles.
On Sunday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency provided details about prevention efforts for the new infectious disease outbreak, including quarantines, “intensive screening for all residents,” and special treatment and monitoring for vulnerable people such as children and older adults. State media reported that medicines prepared by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and others would be delivered to infected families in the province, accordingOn Monday, officials in charge of the emergency epidemic response said on state television that digestive diseases could spread through infected people’s belongings, food, and drink, noting that strictly isolating patients is important to prevent the spread of the disease.
“The recent state media reports about the outbreak could be a politically motivated one to demonstrate leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts for his people,” Ahn Kyung-su, a researcher in South Korea, told the newspaper.
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