North Korea has 24 COVID-19 quarantine facilities for the military
The cumulative number of soldiers in the North Korean military’s 24 COVID-19-related quarantine facilities has surpassed 50,000, according to a Daily NK source in...
N. Korea locks down entirety of Chagang Province due to COVID-19 scare
All of Chagang Province has reportedly been put under lockdown just five days after the province’s Wiwon County was put under lockdown due to...
N. Korea locks down county in Chagang Province due to COVID-19 scare
A lockdown order has reportedly been issued in Wiwon County, Chagang Province, after several deaths of individuals displaying symptoms of COVID-19. With deaths occurring...
The “terrible circumstances” of N. Korea’s quarantine facilities
As the number of people put into quarantine with symptoms similar to those caused by COVID-19 has skyrocketed in North Korea, a source in...
Lockdown in Manpo lifted, but some 100 people have died of coronavirus-like symptoms
The lockdown in Manpo, Chagang Province, which was implemented amid fears COVID-19 had entered the city, was lifted this past Saturday, but over 100...
Wonsan university on lockdown after students put under quarantine
North Korean authorities have recently diagnosed university students at a school in Gangwon Province displaying symptoms similar to COVID-19, such as high fevers and...
Sources: N. Korea is hiding the real number of suspected COVID-19 cases
Despite North Korea's claims to have no COVID-19 patients, Daily NK has learned that the number of people suffering from COVID-19 symptoms in isolation...
N. Korea increases number of checkpoints nationwide ahead of Party Foundation Day
North Korean authorities have increased the number of checkpoints and inspectors at internal boundaries nationwide to strengthen COVID-19 quarantine efforts ahead of Party Foundation...
Lecture for Pyongyang airport workers claims Seoul has been “locked down”
A lecture for employees of the Pyongyang International Airport Management Operations Bureau held on Saturday claimed that Seoul has been "completely locked down" due...
Suspected outbreak of COVID-19 among Youth Day event participants in Hamhung
North Korean authorities have swiftly moved to implement quarantines and other measures after a suspected outbreak of COVID-19 occurred among a group of students...
