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North Korea Reported Zero “Fever” Cases for the First Time Since the First Infection in May

By Cpiet Minggu, 31 Juli 2022 Pengunjung (81) 2 Mins Read
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inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. North Korea reported zero fever cases on Saturday for the first time in more than two months since the country confirmed its first Covid-19 infection in May. "No new cases have been reported for 24 hours since Thursday evening,” the state-run Korea Central News Agency said. This statement marks the first time North Korea has reported no new cases of Covid-19. North Korea has recorded nearly 4.8 million infections since the end of April, KCNA stated "99.994 percent" of them have fully recovered with only 204 patients still under treatment. Due to a lack of testing capacity, North Korea refers to "fever patients" rather than "Covid patients" in case reports. Pyongyang announced its first coronavirus case on May 12 and activated its "maximum emergency epidemic prevention system", with leader Kim Jong Un placing himself at the front and center of the government's response. North Korea has not vaccinated any of its roughly 25 million people, after refusing vaccination offered by the World Health Organization. WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said last month he considered the situation in North Korea "worse not better", although he acknowledged Pyongyang had provided very limited information. South Korea previously offered to send vaccines and other medical aid to North Korea to help it deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Pyongyang has not officially responded.
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