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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...

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