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North Korea is announcing the corona situation every day, and yesterday (16th) announced that there were close to 270,000 new fevers.
The government tried to make an official proposal to North Korea for quarantine cooperation, but North Korea has not responded.
Reporter Shin Yong-shik reports.
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The Korean Central News Agency reported that close to 270,000 new cases of fever were reported in North Korea yesterday.
The Korean Central News Agency reported that between 6 pm yesterday and 6 pm yesterday, 269,510 new cases of fever occurred nationwide, and 6 people died.
Accordingly, from the end of last month to 6:00 pm yesterday, the number of fever cases nationwide was 1,483,60, of which 663,910 were receiving treatment, the Central News Agency reported.
North Korea said the cumulative death toll so far is 56.
At 11 am yesterday, the Ministry of Unification attempted to send a notice to North Korea asking for cooperation in the prevention of COVID-19 through the inter-Korean joint liaison office.
Minister Kwon Young-se tried to deliver it to the Director of the United Front, Kim Young-chol, but North Korea did not express its intention to accept the traditional text.
Initially, the government was planning to offer vaccines, medicines, masks, diagnostic tools, etc., and to offer practical contact between the two Koreas while announcing that it was willing to cooperate in technology to share quarantine experiences.
Inter-Korean liaison office calls are usually made twice a day, at the start and end of business, but North Korea remained silent during the closing calls.