“On May 30, almost all restrictions imposed after May 12, when it was announced that the covid strain “omicron” had entered the country, were canceled by the authorities, even in relation to markets,” the TASS embassy said.
In particular, public transport has resumed in Pyongyang, and some retail outlets have started working on the streets of the city.
The department noted that the situation with the spread of COVID-19 and the treatment of patients in Pyongyang was taken under control and did not cause concern to the leadership of the DPRK.
Over the past day, North Korean authorities have identified at least 96,610 people with symptoms of a fever.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said earlier that a request had been sent to the DPRK authorities asking for data on the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.
Immunologist Vladimir Bolibok, in an interview with NSN, commented on the situation with the pandemic in the DPRK.