Tag: disease
Possible COVID-19 cases surge in North Korea near border with China
Recently, the number of people complaining of symptoms associated with COVID-19 has risen sharply in several North Korean regions along the border with China....
Cancer-stricken N. Korean defector in China receives funds from fellow defectors
North Korean defectors living in China's Jilin Province recently collected RMB 10,000 (around USD 1,400) for a fellow defector suffering from cancer, Daily NK...
N. Korea hasn’t yet declared war against bedbugs
The eradication of bedbugs has recently become a major issue in South Korea. In North Korea, bedbugs are common in ordinary homes and detention...
Pence Cartoon: “First Come, First Served”
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SPN: Cows in N. Korea’s Pyongan provinces showing signs of foot-and-mouth...
Just ten days after South Korea confirmed the first cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in more than four years on farms in South Chungcheong...
Some N. Koreans appear to suffer from effects of “long COVID”
Some North Koreans who fell victim to COVID-19 appear to be dealing with symptoms of "long COVID," such as lower cognitive function, breathing problems...
Yanggang Province sees a spike in people with coronavirus-like symptoms
There has been a noticeable spike in cases of high fever, coughing and other COVID-like symptoms in Yanggang Province as of late, Daily NK...
N. Korea suffers avian flu outbreak at ostrich ranch and chicken...
Avian influenza (AI) recently struck several regions in North Korea, and the country immediately launched measures to stop the disease from spreading, Daily NK...
Soaring number of people in Kilju County complain of coronavirus symptoms
A soaring number of people in Kilju, North Hamgyong Province, are complaining of coughs, phlegm and other COVID-19 symptoms.
According to a Daily NK source...
N. Hamgyong Province cracks down on sanitation rule breakers
With germ and virus infections spreading through North Korea’s markets, shops and restaurants, the nation’s authorities have begun efforts to bring the situation under...
