Hyesan residents ordered to “double mask” in the face of rising COVID-19 cases in...
North Korea is on edge as cases of COVID-19 spike in some regions of neighboring China, including Jilin Province.
A Daily NK source in Yanggang...
Expert: Large-scale outbreak of COVID-19 in North Korea is inevitable
North Korean authorities suggested in January that they were moving to “advanced, people-friendly” quarantine protocols, but they are still taking intensive measures regarding disease...
Important N. Korean research center’s director and party secretary fired for making “fake disinfectant”
The Koryo Medicine General Hospital’s Koryo Medicine Research Center recently produced an ineffective disinfectant that was distributed across the country, leading to the firing...
Newly obtained guidelines show N. Korean security agency’s large role in the country’s “emergency...
Daily NK has acquired a copy of the North Korean State Emergency Anti-epidemic Command’s “Emergency Disease Control Guidelines,” which were recently handed down to...
New N. Korean quarantine facility will be used to decontaminate military-related items
A new quarantine facility being built in North Pyongan Province will be used to decontaminate items related to the military, Daily NK has learned.
A...
North Korea orders the opening of Pyongyang General Hospital within the year
North Korean authorities recently issued an order to open Pyongyang General Hospital within the year.
The hospital has yet to open, despite a public pledge...
Tensions are escalating between N. Korea’s security checkpoints and new quarantine checkpoints
With North Korean authorities bringing all inter-regional disease control checkpoints under the direct authority of the Central Emergency Anti-epidemic Headquarters, tensions are escalating between...
North Korea moves to retool and bolster its disease-control systems
North Korea is apparently retooling and bolstering its quarantine system this year as the country's authorities promote “advanced, people-friendly” quarantine efforts amid the continuing...
Anti-epidemic task force conducts surprise inspection in Saebyol County
A task force with the Central Emergency Anti-epidemic Command recently conducted a surprise disease-control inspection in Saebyol County, North Hamgyong Province.
According to a Daily...
North Korea orders the construction of specialized hospitals to combat viruses
North Korean authorities have recently ordered the implementation of “concrete measures” to “normalize” the country’s healthcare system, including the construction of specialized hospitals to...
