{"id":52344,"date":"2022-07-21T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T03:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=52344"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:01:30","slug":"yanggang-province-sees-increase-suspected-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/yanggang-province-sees-increase-suspected-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Yanggang Province sees an increase in suspected COVID-19 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 cases are climbing once again in some regions of Yanggang Province. This is noteworthy as it contrasts sharply with North Korea\u2019s confident claims that it has brought the disease under control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Wednesday that \u201cinfectious disease\u201d cases have been sharply rising in Kimjongsuk County this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople who caught it once before are suffering as they present high fevers once again,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, suspected cases of COVID-19 have been rising in border regions of Yanggang Province since early this month, primarily in Kimjongsuk County.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sick are suffering from high fevers and other coronavirus symptoms. However, with diagnostic kits unavailable, doctors are unable to accurately diagnose whether patients have COVID-19, so local authorities are drawing their own conclusions based on fevers and other symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In one <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neighborhood watch unit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in downtown Kimjongsuk County, about 20 of the roughly 40 people who previously displayed fevers and other COVID-19 symptoms are once again suffering symptoms this month. With another 10 or so people displaying COVID-19 symptoms for the first time this month, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neighborhood watch unit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in question currently has about 30 suspected COVID-19 cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In another <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neighborhood watch unit<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about 20 people are reportedly complaining of suspected COVID-19 symptoms, including about 10 people suffering renewed symptoms after previously displaying coronavirus symptoms. The total includes an entire family that is suffering from fever and other symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With suspected COVID-19 cases once again on the rise, local doctors are going around to each family in their jurisdiction three times a day to check their health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, local residents are hiding their fevers from the authorities, afraid that renewed full-scale lockdowns could follow if the realities are reported to Pyongyang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Already facing unprecedentedly tough economic times, locals would face even more difficulties if the authorities lock down Kimjongsuk County. A lockdown would lead to shorter market hours or suspended market operations. As such, people who depend on market activities for their livelihoods naturally want to avoid saying they are sick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, even if they were to complain of symptoms, they would still have to buy their own medicines and possibly spend days in isolation. This is another reason why people are hiding their symptoms from the authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow absurd it is that we live in a world where you can\u2019t say you\u2019re sick when you\u2019re actually sick,\u201d said the source. \u201cIf it was like living in a prison without bars on the window before COVID-19, now it\u2019s like living in hell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe border closures and regional lockdowns due to the coronavirus have turned the problem of getting by into a question of life or death,\u201d he continued, adding, \u201cBut because the government focuses entirely on emergency quarantine efforts, people with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 are hiding that fact just to survive.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220719-1\/\"><i>Read in Korean<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 cases are climbing once again in some regions of Yanggang Province. This is noteworthy as it contrasts sharply with North Korea\u2019s confident claims that it has brought the disease under control. A source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Wednesday that \u201cinfectious disease\u201d cases have been sharply rising in Kimjongsuk County this month. 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