North Korea claims all fever patients have recovered since COVID outbreak
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea mentioned on Friday all of its fever sufferers have recovered, its first such declare for the reason that outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic within the remoted economic system, based on the state media KCNA.
The reclusive state has by no means confirmed how many individuals have examined optimistic for COVID-19, nevertheless it mentioned round 4.77 million fever sufferers have totally recovered and 74 died since late April and has reported no new fever circumstances since July 30.
As an alternative of claiming a victory or an finish to the COVID-19 state of affairs, North Korea mentioned its “anti-epidemic state of affairs … has entered a particular section of stability”.
It mentioned it will “redouble efforts to take care of perfection within the execution of state anti-epidemic insurance policies and measures and integrally perform the work to additional tighten (its) anti-epidemic system.”
Such work would come with strengthened monitoring of recent COVID-19 sub-variants and measures to rapidly mobilise its medical employees in case of a disaster state of affairs, based on KCNA.
(Reporting by Joori Roh; Enhancing by Sam Holmes)
