{"id":49238,"date":"2021-08-06T13:49:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T04:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=49238"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:33:31","slug":"two-north-korean-soldiers-die-after-suffering-from-covid-19-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/two-north-korean-soldiers-die-after-suffering-from-covid-19-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Two North Korean soldiers die after suffering from COVID-19 symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two soldiers from the Eighth Corps of the North Korean army who were quarantined together in a military medical ward with symptoms of COVID-19 have reportedly died. The two soldiers perished when they failed to receive treatment during a recently-held workshop (July 24-27) for military commanders and political cadres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A military source in North Pyongan Province told Daily NK on Tuesday that the two soldiers died after they were confined to the medical ward during the period of the workshop, the first of its kind. \u201cThey were found dead in their room in the isolation ward after the lectures,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, the soldiers were quarantined in an Eighth Corps facility for suspected COVID-19 cases \u2014 as per orders from North Korea\u2019s military medical authorities \u2014 before the start of the workshop, and after being classified as suspected cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rumor has it, however, that the two were essentially abandoned during the workshop, when major cadres left their posts to attend lectures and the entire military was put on special guard duty for a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the soldiers required medical and pathological treatment as they were suffering breathing problems and fevers, they received only temperature checks during the workshop period. Not even once did they receive medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDuring the lecture period for the entire military, military doctors and nurses neglected even the most rudimentary treatments,\u201d explained the source. \u201cIn fact, the soldiers were isolated out of fear they would spread the disease to the unit, but nobody gave a fig about them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42324\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/North-Korean-soldiers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"North Korean soldiers electricity discharge chinese\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/North-Korean-soldiers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/North-Korean-soldiers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/North-Korean-soldiers-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/North-Korean-soldiers-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/North-Korean-soldiers-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/North-Korean-soldiers-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/North-Korean-soldiers.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Korean soldiers walking near Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province. \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is to say, the two young soldiers died even as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was lecturing military commanders on \u201cthe need to seriously consider and review military activities in their entirety.\u201d From the position of the authorities, commanders and political cadres essentially shirked their duty to look after soldiers \u201cas an elder brother would look after his younger brothers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, unit commanders discovered that a higher-ranking soldier quarantined in the same ward as the two was stealing their food, but apparently did nothing about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, the two soldiers in the isolation ward died from fever and hunger after they not only failed to receive treatment during the workshop, but even had their meals stolen, according to the source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the discovery of the death of the two men during room-to-room doctor visits after the workshop, the Eighth Corps moved quickly to manage the situation. However, the unit\u2019s commanders have focused only on cremating the two bodies and silencing rumors. They have not even properly informed the parents of the two soldiers about what happened, according to the source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense has responded to the Eighth Corps&#8217; report on the incident by ordering the entire military to carry out sweeping examinations of soldiers in isolation wards as an \u201curgent matter.\u201d It also ordered unit commanders and political cadres to \u201cput their heads together and formulate responses\u201d to improve the health and diet of soldiers. As in the past, the authorities have responded to the incident by telling lower-level units \u201cto take responsibility\u201d rather than resolving issues with management at the top echelons of the military. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20210804-2\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two soldiers from the Eighth Corps of the North Korean army who were quarantined together in a military medical ward with symptoms of COVID-19 have reportedly died. The two soldiers perished when they failed to receive treatment during a recently-held workshop (July 24-27) for military commanders and political cadres. 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