N. Korean authorities test entire university following spike in fever cases and deaths
North Korean authorities recently carried out emergency health checks of all the instructors and students at Kim Jong Thae Haeju University of Education in...
N. Koreans in Sinuiju remain unable to purchase medications
North Koreans in Sinuiju are unable to purchase needed medications amid a serious drug shortage, Daily NK has learned.
A source in North Pyongan Province...
N. Koreans becoming more lax about coronavirus restrictions
North Koreans in the border region are becoming more lax about disease control measures after two months of heavy state emphasis on preventing the...
N. Korea continues intense disease control measures in regions along its borders
Since declaring victory over COVID-19, North Korea has been taking measures to return to normal life, including the lifting of mask mandates.
However, intense emergency...
Ryanggang Province forms local task forces to combat COVID-19
North Korean authorities in Ryanggang Province are organizing task forces in the province's small and medium-sized cities and in rural areas to help prevent...
Around 450 sent to political prison camps following investigation into spread of COVID-19
A large number of disease control and security officials in Pyongyang and other parts of the country, blamed for the spread of COVID-19 in...
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...
Two officials in S. Hamgyong Province banished to rural areas for corruption
Two officials in Hamju County, South Hamgyong Province, were recently punished for violating and complaining about the state’s quarantine policies, Daily NK has learned.
A...
Two more N. Koreans crossed border into Samjiyon on Aug. 20
Two North Korean women crossed over the Sino-North Korean border into Samjiyon, Yanggang Province, on Aug. 20, and rumors that one of the women...
Recent lectures in Hamhung refocus attention on anti-reactionary thought law
Officials in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, recently conducted lectures that refocused attention on the country’s law to eradicate “reactionary thought and culture.” This suggests...
