The country has recorded nearly 4.8 million “cases of fever”, as the term is used to designate the number of infections, since the end of April.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un proclaimed, on Wednesday August 10, a “brilliant victory” on the Covid-19, after having himself been sick. Chairing a meeting with health personnel and scientists, Kim Jong-un welcomed this “victory (…) in the war against the malignant pandemic disease”according to the official KCNA news agency. “The victory won by our people is a historic event that once again showed the world the greatness of our state, the indomitable tenacity of our people and the beautiful national customs of which we are proud”added the North Korean leader, quoted by the agency.
North Korea, one of the first countries in the world to close its borders in January 2020 after the virus emerged in China, announced its first case of coronavirus on May 12. The country recorded nearly 4.8 million “case of fever”, as the term is used to designate the number of infections, since the end of April. Authorities have reported 74 deaths, an official case fatality rate of 0.002%, according to KCNA. Since July 29, Pyongyang has reported no new cases.
Kim Jong-un’s sister revealed that he himself had been sick, according to another KCNA report. The manager “suffered from high fevers during the days of this quarantine war, but he could not lie down for a moment because he was thinking of the people for whom he was responsible”she said.