North Korea announced on the 25th that a fever suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus was caused by influenza.
The North Korean media is calling for thorough quarantine measures, and it seems that there is a speculation to tighten the domestic slackness.
North Korea announced on the 25th that four people with fever suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus were confirmed in Ryanggang province, which borders China, and that it is taking measures to block the area. did.
Regarding this, the labor newspaper of the Korean Workers' Party dated 26th confirmed that influenza was the cause of the fever as a result of PCR tests, etc., and announced that the blockade would be lifted.
On the 10th of this month, General Secretary Kim Jong-un (Kim Jong-un) declared in a speech that he had "won the epidemic prevention war" to suppress the new corona, and in principle, the obligation to wear a mask was eliminated. I was.
However, we are wary of the reintroduction of the virus, and we continue to require the wearing of masks in areas that are in contact with China and South Korea.
The Rodo Shimbun continues to call for thorough epidemic prevention measures, saying, "We need to continue the state of maximum tension." It seems.