{"id":52574,"date":"2022-08-17T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=52574"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:09:18","slug":"soaring-number-of-people-in-kilju-county-complain-of-coronavirus-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/soaring-number-of-people-in-kilju-county-complain-of-coronavirus-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Soaring number of people in Kilju County complain of coronavirus symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A soaring number of people in Kilju, North Hamgyong Province, are complaining of coughs, phlegm and other COVID-19 symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong Province last Thursday, over 20 Kilju County residents a day have been visiting the county hospital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While people differ in their symptoms, many suffer coughs, phlegm, slight fever and respiratory distress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some county residents complain that they suffer from several symptoms simultaneously, notably phlegm in the throat when they cough with fever-induced headaches. Some also suffer from severe joint pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the source said that the county hospital is collectively diagnosing all these cases as \u201csummer colds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, a Kilju County resident in his 40s who went to the county people\u2019s hospital early this month with COVID-19 symptoms was told by a doctor that the Ministry of Public Health had sent a notice warning that \u201cthis year\u2019s summer colds display symptoms similar to the coronavirus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The patient was diagnosed with a summer cold and given a prescription for cold medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another Kilju County resident went to the hospital when he suspected his persistent cough and fever might be tuberculosis. The hospital said he had a light summer cold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said while people\u2019s symptoms differ, hospitals are handing down a single diagnosis: summer colds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAfter the COVID-19 outbreak, if you had even the slightest symptoms, hospitals called it coronavirus. But now, hospitals are handing down absurd diagnoses of summer colds, regardless of the symptoms,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He went on, saying: \u201cIt appears they are handing down the same diagnoses \u2014 colds \u2014 because even doctors cannot diagnose otherwise due to government instructions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean media reported on Aug. 5 that, \u201cAs no new fever cases were reported during the past week and all those receiving treatment have recovered across the country, the overall anti-epidemic situation of the DPRK has entered a definite phase of stability.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, North Korea has been claiming a continued state of \u201cCOVID Zero\u201d with no new COVID-19 patients or patients undergoing treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK\u2019s source said that in Kilju County, propaganda is calling daily for prevention and disinfection efforts because of \u201cprevalent summer colds.\u201d<\/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\/20220811-4\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A soaring number of people in Kilju, North Hamgyong Province, are complaining of coughs, phlegm and other COVID-19 symptoms. 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