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The spread of COVID-19 in North Korea is not serious.
The cumulative number of cases of fever officially announced so far has exceeded 1.2 million.
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Chairman Kim Jong-un went to the drugstore to conduct an emergency check, and today, it seems that the news that the number of patients has increased again is expected to come in.
This is reporter Seo Hye-yeon.
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pitch-black night.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears in front of a pharmacy in Pyongyang and walks inside.
After looking around the pharmacy and talking with the officials, Chairman Kim visits another pharmacy one after another.
I am urgently going to the pharmacies at night to directly check the supply and sales of medicines.
After the transition to the ‘maximum emergency quarantine system’, Chairman Kim meticulously checked the types of medicines supplied and compliance with storage regulations, North Korean state media reported.
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“He said that the general pharmacies are not organized so that they can perform their functions smoothly, and there is no place to store medicines other than the display case,” he said.
At a meeting before the inspection, Chairman Kim criticized the pharmacies for not being able to supply them on time, and ordered the dispatch of the People’s Army to stabilize the supply.
Even if emergency medicines are released, they disappear due to hoarding and illegal distribution in the middle, so they cannot be supplied to local hospitals and pharmacies.
North Korean broadcasters focused on introducing medicines and herbal medicines that can be used as antipyretics.
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“In addition, Angung Woo Hwang Hwan and Samhyang Woo Hwang Cheong Shim Hwan also reduce fever when you eat them in hot water…”
The number of patients rapidly increased, and the cumulative number of fever cases exceeded 1.21 million.
The death toll is estimated at 50 so far, but considering the lack of testing equipment, the death toll is estimated to be higher.
This is Seo Hye-yeon from MBC News.
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