Tag: disease
Hyesan Coal Mine workers suffer from outbreak of tuberculosis
There has been a recent outbreak of tuberculosis among workers at Hyesan Coal Mine in Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned.
A Daily NK source...
Sources: N. Korea is hiding the real number of suspected COVID-19...
Despite North Korea's claims to have no COVID-19 patients, Daily NK has learned that the number of people suffering from COVID-19 symptoms in isolation...
Continued spread of ASF leads to dearth of pigs at local...
The continued spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in North Korea has made it virtually impossible to buy piglets in local markets, Daily NK...
Amid monsoon rains, N. Korean fruit orchards face severe damage from...
Orchards in some parts of North Korea have been severely damaged by disease and pests due to monsoon rains that began from mid-July, Daily...
N. Korean authorities sound the alarm following avian flu outbreak
North Korean authorities recently ordered the strengthening of animal disease control measures following the “sudden” deaths of animals by avian flu at a number...
N. Korea’s 1st Corps faces paratyphoid fever outbreak
North Korea's 1st Corps is suffering from a major outbreak of paratyphoid fever, Daily NK has learned.
The 1st Corps is stationed in Kangwon Province...
N. Korea stresses measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
North Korean authorities recently handed down orders aimed at preventing both the spread of COVID-19 and other contagious diseases such as paratyphoid fever, typhoid...
Eighty ostriches recently died at the Pyongyang Ostrich Farm
North Korean authorities recently launched an investigation into the recent mass death of around 80 female ostriches at the Pyongyang Ostrich Farm, Daily NK...
N. Korea’s Kilju County faces possible outbreak of COVID-19
Officials in North Hamgyong Province’s Kilju County have recently set up a quarantine facility to house a large number of people who are suffering...
African Swine Fever strikes pigs at N. Korean livestock farm
The mass death of livestock at a farm in North Korea’s Kangwon Province has led government officials to take urgent action to prevent the...
