N. Korea has more than 100,000 people with COVID-19 symptoms quarantined in state facilities
North Korea continues to claim to have had no confirmed cases of COVID-19. However, there are currently over 100,000 North Koreans isolated in state...
In July, Central Committee ordered stockpiling of goods to prepare for “protracted quarantine efforts”...
Daily NK recently acquired a copy of an internal directive by the Central Committee of North Korea’s ruling party calling for a drive to...
North Korea still adheres to airtight quarantine measures despite opening in South
Unlike South Korea, where life has been gradually returning to normal since Nov. 1 under the so-called “living with COVID" protocol, North Korea is...
North Korea distributes new emergency COVID-19 rules to its population
Daily NK has learned that North Korea recently distributed emergency COVID-19 rules to locals. A source says the materials stressed that residents must stay...
Over a dozen military parade participants rushed to hospital after showing signs of COVID-19
Over a dozen university students who took part in the military parade to mark the 73rd anniversary of the founding of North Korea on...
Many female N. Korean defectors in China unable to receive COVID-19 shots
Many female defectors living illegally in China have been unable to receive even a single shot of the country's COVID-19 vaccine, Daily NK has...
Sources: Large numbers of North Korean soldiers die in hospitals for suspected COVID-19 patients
North Korean military authorities are in shock after mass deaths occurred at hospitals for soldiers suspected of having COVID-19, multiple sources inside the country...
N. Hamgyong Province party committee holds emergency meeting to discuss agriculture and pandemic-related issues
The provincial party assembly of North Hamgyong Province recently convened an emergency enlarged meeting following an enlarged meeting of the Third Political Bureau of...
Two North Korean scientists relocated to Pyongyang for “fruitful” research on COVID-19 medicine and...
Two North Koreans have been relocated to Pyongyang after their research on medicine and a vaccine for COVID-19 showed results. They had been working...
Rumors suggest Kim Jong Un may have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 back in May
Rumors are circulating among North Korean cadres that the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, was vaccinated against COVID-19 in May.
According to a Daily NK...
