North Korea fever over 1.2 million Kim General Secretary “Pharmaceuticals are not supplied smoothly”

In North Korea, where people infected with the new coronavirus have appeared, a cumulative total of more than 1.2 million people have been confirmed to have fever from late last month to the 15th, and Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Communist Party, said that medicines are smooth. It showed a strong sense of crisis as it was not supplied to.

It is said that the medical system is vulnerable, and there are concerns about the further spread of infection as the international community does not accept the provision of vaccines.

In North Korea, which has a population of about 25.78 million, it was announced on the 12th of this month that the first person infected with the new coronavirus appeared, and a total of 1,213,500 people have been confirmed to have fever between the end of last month and the 15th. There are more than 50 people dead.

The state television broadcast the video of the Workers' Party of Korea's Politburo Council held on the 15th and 2nd consecutive days on the afternoon of the 16th.

General Secretary Kim Jung-eun, who attended, criticized the response of the Cabinet and the health department, saying that medicines were not being supplied smoothly, and issued a special order to introduce the military medical department, showing a strong sense of crisis. ..

However, it is said that North Korea's medical system is vulnerable, and it seems that there is a shortage of test kits, and it is pointed out that the infection status must be announced by the number of "fever patients".

The party's newspaper also introduces folk remedies such as "decoction of willow leaves and drink three times a day" and "gargle with salt water" as a way to deal with fever.

On the other hand, the National Emergency Quarantine Headquarters, which is in charge of infection control, warns that "there is a loss of life due to overdose of medicines without knowing the treatment method."

The state-run television broadcasts a citizen saying that the symptoms of fever have healed, saying, "I took medicine and gargled with salt water, and my fever went down."

The North Korean leadership is trying to contain the infection by blocking cities and counties in the same way as China, but there are concerns about further spread of the infection as it does not accept the provision of vaccines from the international community. It has been.