The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that the risk of new mutations may increase due to the spread of COVID-19 in North Korea.
According to Reuters, Mike Ryan, head of the WHO's emergency response team, said at a press briefing on the 17th local time, "I'm definitely worried if the currently available means are not being used" in response to a question related to a large-scale outbreak of the virus in North Korea.
"WHO has repeatedly emphasized that there is always a higher risk of new mutations where the virus is spreading out of control," he said.
He said he was ready to help North Korea on how to respond to the spread of COVID-19, but said he had no authority to interfere with a sovereign state.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also expressed deep concern about the current situation in North Korea, where the virus is rapidly spreading among unvaccinated populations.
According to the Korean Central News Agency, the cumulative death toll from Corona 19 in North Korea so far is 56, and the number of fever cases in the country reaches 1,483,60.