Tag: public health
N. Korean medical device factory investigated after string of malfunctions
North Korean authorities recently launched an investigation at the Myohyangsan (Mount Myohyang) Medical Applicances Factory after it was found that medical devices distributed to...
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...
N. Korea innoculated participants of last December’s Korean Children’s Union event
North Korea carried out pre-event COVID-19 vaccinations of everyone who attended a major Korean Children's Union congress late last year, Daily NK has learned.
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What is happening with Kim Jong Un’s pet project, the Pyongyang...
Editor’s note: It’s already been 10 years since Kim Jong Un officially assumed leadership in North Korea. For the past decade, he has prioritized improving...
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...
N. Korea researching ways to dispatch ambulances more quickly
North Korea is conducting research into dispatching ambulances more quickly as it seeks to develop a faster and more effective emergency response system.
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Prosecutors investigate alleged wrongful death of N. Hamgyong Province man
After a man in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province, died after failing to receive timely treatment, the provincial prosecutors’ office has been investigating doctors...
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...
N. Korea’s revisions to emergency quarantine law aimed at enhancing disease...
A revision to North Korea’s emergency quarantine law passed by an executive meeting of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly on Nov....
