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The Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea spirals out of control

The Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea spirals out of control

“All provinces, cities and counties in the country are fully confined. The production units, work and residential networks carry out quarantines from the morning of May 12 and strict and intensive examinations are being carried out on all people”KCNA reported.

The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, He claimed that the spread of Covid-19 had generated “great turmoil” in the country and called for an “energetic battle” to overcome the outbreak.

Health authorities set up more epidemic prevention posts and rushed medical supplies to hospitals and clinics, while senior officials donated reserve drugs, KCNA reported.

In total, North Korea reported 820,620 suspected cases, with 324,550 still under medical treatment, the KCNA said.

Experts say the country lacks the capacity to treat tens of thousands of symptomatic patients.

Source: Ambito

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