JAKARTA - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a number of other senior officials monitored and confirmed the immediate delivery of aid to 800 families affected by an unknown intestinal epidemic, on Friday.
North Korea revealed this week it was facing an acute enteric epidemic on top of a weeks-long COVID-19 outbreak. It doesn't explain what the disease is, but enteric refers to the digestive tract.
"The officials prepared the necessary medicines, foodstuffs and daily necessities for epidemic treatment and a stable life, to provide assistance to people in Haeju City and Kangryong County (South Hwanghae Province)," KCNA said. June 17th.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on officials "to fulfill their duty in the work of helping to alleviate the misfortune and suffering of the people as soon as possible," he added.
On Thursday, an official at South Korea's Unification Ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs said Seoul is monitoring the outbreak, which is suspected to be cholera or typhoid.
It is known, South Hwanghae Province is the main agricultural region of North Korea. The outbreak raises concerns that it could add to chronic food shortages amid a wave of COVID-19 infections.
Previously, North Korea had reported the number of patients with fever symptoms, rather than confirmed COVID cases, potentially due to a lack of testing capabilities.
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KCNA on Friday reported 23,160 more people with fever symptoms, bringing the total number in the country since late April to above 4.58 million. The death toll from this outbreak reached 73 people.
Nevertheless, North Korea says more than 99 percent of fever patients have recovered and that the COVID-19 wave has shown signs of abating. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) cast doubt on Pyongyang's claims earlier this month, saying it believed the situation was getting worse.
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