It has been claimed that a new epidemic disease has emerged in North Korea, which is struggling with the coronavirus. The type and extent of the disease, which emerged in a city in the southeast of the country, were not disclosed. Regarding the disease in question, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a donation from his special medicine stock.
THE SIZE AND TYPE OF THE OUTPUT NOT DISCLOSED
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a new epidemic has been detected in the city of Haeju in the southeast of the country. While the size and type of the epidemic has not yet been disclosed, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un donated his private medicine stock to control the epidemic.
“IT IS TRUE THAT THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC”
Experts note that the claims of epidemics in North Korea are usually diseases such as typhoid, dysentery or cholera transmitted through contaminated food and water, and that new public relations activities are carried out in this way.
Ahn Kyung-su, director of prkhealth.org, a website that examines developments in North Korea’s health field, said, “Measles or typhoid outbreaks are not uncommon in North Korea. It is true that there is an epidemic there, but North Korea does this to emphasize that Kim values his people. He’s using it as an opportunity. The issue in North Korea is more like a political message.” used the phrases.
NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASE EXCEEDS 4.5 MILLION
It is stated that there has been a serious increase in the number of cases since the end of April in North Korea, which claims that the epidemic did not spread from the beginning of Kovid-19 until recently.
According to KCNA, the number of Kovid-19 cases detected in the country with a population of 26 million exceeded 4.55 million, while 73 people died due to the epidemic.
Approximately 4.51 million people have recovered from the epidemic in the country, and the treatment of approximately 46 thousand 230 people continues.
In his speech at the Labor Party congress on June 9, Kim announced that they had overcome the “serious crisis” phase in the Kovid-19 outbreak.
North Korea had rejected the offer of millions of doses made by the World Health Organization’s Global Access Program for Covid-19 Vaccines (COVAX), which aims to ensure equal access to vaccines for low- and middle-income countries.
North Korea claims that the epidemic did not spread in the country thanks to decisive measures.
It is stated that the closed border gates have dealt a serious blow to the country’s economy.
Source: AA