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North Korea was the first to disclose the situation of the corona outbreak by region, and it is confirmed that the corona is spreading throughout North Korea.

However, the number of confirmed cases is very small compared to the number of people with symptoms, so it seems that the corona test is not performed properly.



This is Ahn Jung-shik, a reporter specializing in North Korea.



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This is the content that North Korea released through Chosun Central TV.



The statistics are from the evening of the 13th to 6pm on the 14th, and it can be seen that the fever is not only in Pyongyang, but also spreads throughout North Korea, including Pyongan, Hamgyeong, and Hwanghae.



The number of fever cases in Pyongyang was overwhelmingly higher than in other regions, and it seems that a large-scale military parade in Pyongyang on the 25th of last month was the catalyst for the spread.



[Ryu Yong-chul/North Korea's National Emergency Response Command: It is important to find all those who have a fever in a thoroughly enclosed condition, isolate them thoroughly, and treat them.]



The limitations of testing capabilities were also revealed.



On the 14th, there were 83,000 people with a fever in Pyongyang, and North Korea said that there were 4 confirmed cases in Pyongyang that day.



It seems that the diagnosis of confirmed cases is not being done properly due to the limitations of testing capabilities.



North Korea announced that among the 42 deaths by the 14th, 22 people had underlying diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, and 17 people died from side effects from drugs.



The death toll itself also seems to have decreased, but it seems to provide relief by explaining that there are very few purely corona-infected deaths.



[North Korean resident: It's a malicious virus (virus), so I was actually a little scared, but it's not a big deal since I got sick.

Everything gets better.]



Chosun Central TV, which started at 3 pm on weekdays, said that it would start broadcasting every day from 9 am from today, and actually went into a disaster broadcasting system.



[Chosun Central TV: Above all, it is important to reduce the fever that has risen above normal body temperature.] It is



also focusing on relieving residents' anxiety, such as how to use drugs and how to manage health.



(Video editing: Park Chun-bae)



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