Tag: coronavirus
N. Hamgyong Province lecture condemns violations of disease control measures
A lecture reemphasizing emergency quarantine efforts was recently held in North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
For several days, North Korea has been claiming...
N. Korea intensifies disease control measures amid claims of “victory” over...
Over the last couple of days, North Korea has been claiming through its media that it has had no more suspected cases of COVID-19....
N. Korea uses the cover of “health checks” to investigate citizen...
North Korea is carrying out quiet investigations of citizen registries during nationwide health checks aimed at combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Basically, the authorities have...
N. Hamgyong Province moves forward with plans to construct testing labs
North Hamgyong Province is eagerly moving forward with plans to construct testing labs built to biological safety level (BSL) 2 in the province.
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N. Korea’s central government warns local anti-epidemic commands to adhere to...
North Korea’s State Emergency Anti-epidemic Command recently summoned the emergency anti-epidemic commands of North and South Hwanghae Provinces and Kaesong to a sudden late...
Yanggang Province sees an increase in suspected COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 cases are climbing once again in some regions of Yanggang Province. This is noteworthy as it contrasts sharply with North Korea’s confident claims...
China still appears wary about reopening trade with North Korea
Previously locked down Chinese cities are gradually coming back to life as COVID-19 numbers decrease, but Chinese authorities have yet to reopen trade with...
N. Korea orders greater oversight of military families near S. Korean...
The North Korean military's General Political Bureau is currently carrying out inspections following a recent order given by leader Kim Jong Un for the...
Samjiyon creates system to receive public feedback on disease control efforts
Samjiyon’s party committee recently created an anonymous feedback system to allow the public to evaluate how well disease control officials are doing, Daily NK...
N. Hamgyong Provice sacks several officials for making comments that caused...
During reviews of emergency quarantine efforts, the party committee of North Hamgyong Province recently sacked several officials for causing “domestic unease” with ill-advised comments.
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