The cumulative number of fever patients is 4.76 million… No mention of deaths
North Korea claimed that the number of new fever patients suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) remained at the 1,000 level for the fourth day.
According to the Korean Central News Agency on the 10th, citing the National Emergency Response Command, the number of new fever patients in the country for 24 hours from 6 pm on the 8th was 1,460 in total.
During this period, a total of 1,700 patients with fever were fully recovered.
North Korea claims that the number of new fever patients per day for the fourth day from the 6th to the previous day was around 1,000.
Statistics on new and cumulative deaths and fatality rates were not disclosed.
As of the last 5 days, the most recent statistics, the total number of deaths was 74, and the fatality rate was 0.002%.
From the end of April to the followingnoon of the previous day, a total of 4,766,420 people with fever occurred nationwide.
Of these, 4,763,670 have fully recovered and 2,670 are receiving treatment.
The number of new fever patients in North Korea started from 18,000 on May 12, when statistics were first published, and on the 15th of the same month, it surged to regarding 392,920, reaching its highest point.
However, since then, it has steadily decreased and is now down to the 1,000 level.
North Korea claims to have stabilized the spread of COVID-19, arguing that it has “reversed the spread of the epidemic in the shortest period of time” (Rodong Sinmun article on the 1st). comes out
“As the global health crisis continues to worsen, the country’s overall infectious disease control and management capabilities are further strengthened to fully restore quarantine and safety in the shortest period of time,” the news agency said.
In line with this, the National Emergency Response Command seems to be focusing on strengthening various quarantine principles and preparing institutional, human and material preparations to prepare for the occurrence or influx of various infectious diseases, including the COVID-19 mutant virus.
North Korea also reported that, although Corona 19 has entered a stable phase, “even though it has entered a phase of complete stability, it is now aggressively conducting propaganda and education programs to awaken people from having peace of mind that a malignant epidemic has passed in our country.”
Currently, North Korea is adjusting the quarantine level for each region by classifying the spread of the virus by period from the end of April, when Corona 19 occurred to the present, and comparing and analyzing the clinical characteristics of fever patients by region.
In addition, a project to confirm the level of herd immunity nationwide by conducting epidemiological investigations in areas with the lowest incidence of fever patients is in full swing, the news agency reported.
/yunhap news
