North Korea’s state newspaper published a news report on where the COVID-19 virus came from and pointed the finger at materials that flew in from South Korea.
A worker in a protective suit disinfects a store in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 27, 2022.Authorities in North Korea have instructed its people to avoid “alien things” falling near its border with South Korea.
The influx of non-native objects, especially from the southern half of the Korean peninsula, has put North Korea’s border at the highest level of alert for the longest amount of time since the two Koreas separated in 1953. Sending propaganda leaflets and materials in air balloons has been common practice from both sides but Seoul has made it illegal in 2020.
North Korea has reported over 4,750 cases of "fever" on Friday and claims that, as of Thursday evening, since the pandemic began more than 99.827% of the people who had "fever" have recovered. There is an extremely limited number of COVID test kits in North Korea as the regime has refused to accept foreign assistance to help identify patients.
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