Tag: coronavirus
N. Korea’s cremation policy sparks discontent among bereaved families
North Korean authorities in Yanggang Province recently responded to bereaved family protests regarding the government's policy of "unconditionally" cremating people who have died since...
N. Korea suspends supplies of traditional herbal drugs in Hamhung after...
North Korea recently suspended supplies of traditional herbal medications to pharmacies in Hamhung after locals complained they were ineffective against COVID-19 symptoms, Daily NK...
N. Korea is cremating bodies of people who died of suspected...
A source recently told Daily NK that North Korea is forcibly cremating the bodies of people who have died of suspected COVID-19 infections. Moreover,...
Fear of being blamed may help explain N. Korea’s questionable COVID-19...
North Korea’s quarantine “control tower,” the State Emergency Anti-epidemic Command, has been unable to aggregate each and every death from COVID-19. Local officials are...
Young children die of malnutrition and suspected COVID-19 symptoms in Yanggang...
Young children in agricultural regions of Yanggang Province are dying of malnutrition and suspected COVID-19 symptoms, Daily NK has learned.
A source in Yanggang Province...
N. Korea orders universities nationwide to prevent students from traveling during...
As part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, North Korean authorities recently ordered universities nationwide to prevent students living in dormitories from...
N. Korea hands down instructions to provinces regarding revised Emergency Anti-epidemic...
Instructions related to North Korea's revised Emergency Anti-epidemic Law were recently handed down to senior government officials nationwide, Daily NK has learned.
North Korean authorities...
Suspected COVID-19 cases appear to be on the rise in Hoeryong
North Korea continues to put out daily statistics indicating declining fever cases, but in certain regions of the country, suspected cases of COVID-19 appear...
North Koreans are trapped in a horrifying nightmare
This is a time of great difficulty for the people of North Korea. As people come down with fevers because of COVID-19 not only...
Medicine shortages make life difficult for Hyesan residents
Amid the spread of COVID-19 in North Korea, medicine shortages are making life difficult for many people in Hyesan, Daily NK has learned.
A source...
