According to the Yonhap agency, one death was also recorded.

The total number of cases of fever since the end of April in the country amounted to more than 2.46 million, of which more than 1.76 million have recovered and about 692.4 thousand are being treated.

Earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced the emergency situation in North Korea due to COVID-19.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a request had been sent to the DPRK authorities for data on the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.