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...
North Korea orders construction of “specialized quarantine facilities”
North Korean authorities have reportedly ordered the construction of specialized quarantine facilities to manage suspected cases of COVID-19, even as the country continues to...
Two North Korean soldiers die after suffering from COVID-19 symptoms
Two soldiers from the Eighth Corps of the North Korean army who were quarantined together in a military medical ward with symptoms of COVID-19...
Four North Korean cadres sacked in N. Hamgyong Province for failures in managing COVID-19...
Four cadres in North Hamgyong Province have recently been dismissed for their failure to properly manage quarantine efforts against COVID-19.
According to a Daily NK...