North Korea considers a village on the border with South Korea to be the focus of an outbreak of coronavirus in the country

This was reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

“According to the investigation, symptoms of fever began to be detected in people entering the capital from the village of Ipo, Geumgang County, Gangwon Province.

In mid-April, the number of patients with fever among people who had contact with these individuals sharply increased, the first case of mass infection with fever was recorded in the village of Ipo, ”the message on the CTAC website says.

On June 2, the Russian Embassy in the DPRK reported that the situation with the incidence of COVID-19 in Pyongyang was taken under control and did not cause concern to the DPRK leadership.

Almost all restrictions imposed due to the spread of the Omicron strain have been lifted in the city.