Tag: covid-19
N. Korea expands personnel of rapid mobile quarantine teams and containment...
North Korea recently implemented a so-called “maximum emergency quarantine system” following its announcement of an outbreak of COVID-19, and its State Emergency Anti-epidemic Command...
Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, Sinuiju was locked down for...
COVID-19 appears to be spreading through North Korea at a frightening speed. Daily NK recently learned from its network of sources in the country...
Pence Cartoon: “Old News”
Kim Jong Un recently admitted to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, more than two years after the start of the pandemic and...
Hyesan put under full lockdown following rapid spread of COVID-19 cases
Yanggang Province’s city of Hyesan responded to a rapid spread of COVID-19 by going into a full lockdown this past Saturday, Daily NK has...
N. Korea establishes two make-shift isolation facilities for COVID-19 patients in...
North Korean authorities have established two make-shift isolation facilities in Pyongyang for people infected with COVID-19, Daily NK has learned.
A source in Pyongyang told...
N. Korea tightens regional travel amid official warnings about COVID-19 “stealth...
Even as North Korea continues to tighten the proverbial reins to block the spread of COVID-19, the authorities continue to hold mask-free events aimed...
North Korea’s provinces conduct reviews of COVID-19 measures ahead of Kim...
As North Korea looks ahead to the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung on Apr. 15, each of the country's provinces...
Expert: Large-scale outbreak of COVID-19 in North Korea is inevitable
North Korean authorities suggested in January that they were moving to “advanced, people-friendly” quarantine protocols, but they are still taking intensive measures regarding disease...
At least 30 suspected COVID-19 cases emerge after New Year’s performance
North Korea held a New Year’s performance with crowds of people gathered together despite the country’s “emergency anti-epidemic” efforts against COVID-19. Since the performance,...
North Korean leadership orders public health officials to focus all efforts...
As governments around the world set out to secure COVID-19 vaccines, North Korean authorities have also reportedly issued an order to secure as much...
