Tag: outbreak
N. Korea battles skin disease outbreak blamed on China
A skin disease outbreak in parts of North Pyongan province has prompted provincial authorities to launch emergency quarantine and treatment measures.
According to a Daily...
Sunchon dog meat restaurant closure reveals North Korea’s utility shortages
A state-run dog meat restaurant in North Korea has been shut down after about 10 customers suffered food poisoning during the peak summer dining...
N. Korean won plunges, market prices double as economic divide deepens
Market prices in North Korea have roughly doubled since last January, according to Daily NK's latest findings.
The North Korean won has seen a dramatic...
Was Ipo Village really ground zero for N. Korea’s COVID outbreak?
In early June 2022, a man surnamed Choe, the chief of the military medical department of the Second Division of the First Corps -...
Special Report: How N. Korea is dealing with its COVID-19 crisis
Daily NK recently put together a special report focused on how North Korea is dealing with its COVID-19 crisis. The report provides a broad...
Explaining reports of COVID-19 infections deep inside N. Korea
North Korean authorities are working hard to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) into the country, but Daily NK sources speculate that...
Kim Jong Un orders more vigilance to prevent avian flu outbreak
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered his government to strengthen disease control measures to prevent an outbreak of avian flu, Daily NK...
Sinuiju is failing to prevent COVID-19 outbreak, sources
North Korea's efforts at disease control to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 have been rudimentary at best, Daily NK sources have reported.
North Korean disease...
Ryanggang Province forms local task forces to combat COVID-19
North Korean authorities in Ryanggang Province are organizing task forces in the province's small and medium-sized cities and in rural areas to help prevent...
