South Korea steps up virus vaccine efforts as new strain found
4 years ago

South Korea steps up virus vaccine efforts as new strain found

Al Jazeera  

Government is facing criticism over its vaccine programme, which is seen as being too slow. South Korean officials will speed up efforts to launch a public coronavirus vaccination programme as the country on Monday revealed it had detected its first cases of the virus variant linked to the rapid rise in cases in Britain. The new variant, thought to be more infectious than others currently circulating, was found in a family who arrived in South Korea from London on December 22, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Monday. South Korea’s government has faced mounting domestic criticism over its vaccine procurement and roll-out plans, which call for the first vaccinations to begin in the first quarter of next year, months after places such as the United States and the European Union. Noh said authorities expected South Korea’s population to reach a level of herd immunity through the vaccines as fast or faster than many other countries.

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South Korea to lift quarantine mandate and COVID test recommendation for travelers
1 year, 7 months ago

South Korea to lift quarantine mandate and COVID test recommendation for travelers

LA Times  

South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end coronavirus testing recommendations for international arrivals starting next month after the World Health Organization declared the end of the global health emergency. The decision was announced during a meeting attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, at which he thanked the country’s medical workers and said it was “delightful that people are …

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers
2 years ago

China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation for Covid test mandate for its flyers

India Today  

China suspended visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travelers. A brief notice posted online by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said the ban would apply until South Korea lifted its “discriminatory measures on entrance by China” to the country. Around a dozen countries …

South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from Covid quarantine
2 years ago

South Korea seeks Chinese national missing from Covid quarantine

India Today  

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they were trying to track down a Chinese national who tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival but went missing while waiting at a quarantine facility. The person tested positive after arriving at Incheon International Airport near Seoul late on Tuesday and was transferred to a hotel to await admission to quarantine, but then went …

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not COVID-19
2 years, 4 months ago

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not COVID-19

India TV News  

North Korea on Friday said the latest fever cases detected in its border region with China were tested to be influenza, not coronavirus infections as initially feared. While Kim claimed that the country's success against the virus would be recognized as a global health miracle, experts believe North Korea has manipulated disclosures on its outbreak to help him maintain absolute …

After declaring victory over the coronavirus, North Korea finds new suspected cases
2 years, 4 months ago

After declaring victory over the coronavirus, North Korea finds new suspected cases

LA Times  

Residents of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, pay tribute to statues of two of the country’s late leaders Thursday. North Korea on Thursday said it found four new cases of fever in its border region with China that may have been caused by the coronavirus, two weeks after leader Kim Jong Un declared a widely questioned victory over COVID-19. North …

North Korea reports no new ‘fever’ cases for first time since May
2 years, 5 months ago

North Korea reports no new ‘fever’ cases for first time since May

Al Jazeera  

The official case count has dropped sharply in recent days and Pyongyang has held mass events where many people were unmasked. North Korea has reported no new “fever” cases for the first time since mid-May when it abruptly announced its first domestic outbreak of COVID-19, and imposed tough measures to curb the spread of the virus. The North’s state emergency …

North Korea says nearing end of COVID crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

North Korea says nearing end of COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

The isolated country’s claim comes as Asian neighbours are battling a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. “Under the …

North Korea blames 'alien things' near South Korea border for Covid outbreak
2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea blames 'alien things' near South Korea border for Covid outbreak

India Today  

North Korea claimed on Friday the country's first Covid outbreak began with patients touching "alien things" near the border with South Korea, apparently shifting blame to the neighbour for the wave of infections that hit the isolated country. North Korean defectors and activists in South Korea had for decades flown balloons carrying leaflets and humanitarian aid across the heavily fortified …

COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, WHO reports
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, WHO reports

LA Times  

Adm. Rachel Levine, the Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health, watches a pediatric vaccination in Miami on June 28. The worldwide number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The United Nations health agency said in its latest …

South Korea approves first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine
2 years, 6 months ago

South Korea approves first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine

LA Times  

South Korean Minister of Food and Drug Safety Oh Yu-kyoung speaks at a news briefing in the city of Cheongju on Wednesday. Health officials in South Korea on Wednesday approved the country’s first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older, adding another tool in the fight against the pandemic. In clinical trials involving some 4,000 participants in …

North Korea may declare victory over Covid just a month after detecting outbreak
2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea may declare victory over Covid just a month after detecting outbreak

India Today  

It’s only been a month since North Korea acknowledged having an COVID-19 outbreak, after steadfastly denying any cases for more than two years. The South Korean government as well as some experts believe that North Korea may soon declare that it has beaten the virus, linked, of course, to leader Kim Jong Un’s strong and clever guidance. DAILY FEVER CASES …

North Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid COVID-19 wave
2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid COVID-19 wave

Firstpost  

Some observers say the ‘an enteric epidemic’ refers to an infectious disease like typhoid, dysentery or cholera, which routinely occur in North Korea Seoul, South Korea: North Korea on Thursday reported the eruption of another infectious disease in addition to its ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, saying leader Kim Jong Un has donated his private medicines to those stricken with the new …

North Korea reports another disease outbreak amid COVID wave
2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea reports another disease outbreak amid COVID wave

India TV News  

Highlights North Korea on June 16 reported the eruption of another infectious disease It is in addition to its ongoing COVID pandemic outbreak Kim Jong Un has donated his private medicines to those stricken with the new disease North Korea on Thursday reported the eruption of another infectious disease in addition to its ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, saying leader Kim Jong …

WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea
2 years, 7 months ago

WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea

Associated Press  

LONDON — A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there. At a briefing on Wednesday, WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Mike Ryan appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about the COVID-19 …

Covid "getting worse, not better" in North Korea: WHO
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid "getting worse, not better" in North Korea: WHO

India Today  

A top official at the World Health Organization said the UN health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Mike Ryan appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about the Covid-19 outbreak …

COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea: World Health Organization
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea: World Health Organization

India TV News  

Highlights WHO said UN health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse" WHO’s emergencies chief appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about COVID cases WHO has previously also voiced concerns about impact of COVID in North Korea’s population Coronavirus outbreak in North Korea : A top official at the World Health Organization said the …

COVID amid food insecurity: A perfect storm is brewing in N Korea
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID amid food insecurity: A perfect storm is brewing in N Korea

Al Jazeera  

Widespread malnutrition and the absence of a stable health system are exacerbating the impact of COVID-19 in the country. On May 12, North Korea reported the country’s first COVID outbreak, a significant public admission after two and a half years of stringent lockdowns and border closures. Omicron, the variant behind North Korea’s outbreak, is estimated to be asymptomatic in close …

North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Saturday it found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms, even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of COVID-19 across his unvaccinated populace and hinted at easing virus restrictions to nurse a decaying economy. The North’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper said farm workers in South Hwanghae province …

North Korea reports surge in fever as Kim Jong Un claims virus progress
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports surge in fever as Kim Jong Un claims virus progress

The Hindu  

North Korea said on May 21 it found nearly 2,20,000 more people with feverish symptoms even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of COVID-19 across an unvaccinated population of 26 million. State media showed him weeping during Saturday’s state funeral for top North Korean military official Hyon Chol Hae, who is believed to …

N. Korea’s low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

N. Korea’s low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first COVID-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its reported fatalities and worry about a possible humanitarian crisis. Some observers say North Korea was likely forced to acknowledge the COVID-19 outbreak because …

Week after confirming Covid outbreak, North Korea's suspected cases near 2 million
2 years, 7 months ago

Week after confirming Covid outbreak, North Korea's suspected cases near 2 million

India Today  

North Korea on Thursday reported 2,62,270 more suspected Covid-19 cases as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million — a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak and scrambled to slow infections in its unvaccinated population. North Korea’s anti-virus headquarters reported a single additional death, raising its toll to 63, which experts have said is abnormally small compared to the suspected …

N. Korea's low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

N. Korea's low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After admitting the omicron outbreak …

News Analysis: New approach, same problem with North Korea: How to deal with Kim Jong Un
2 years, 7 months ago

News Analysis: New approach, same problem with North Korea: How to deal with Kim Jong Un

LA Times  

Then-President Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the demilitarized zone in 2019. Former President Trump’s relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un featured the former reality-star president at his most theatrical: threats of “fire and fury,” followed by splashy meetings, a trip to the demilitarized border with South Korea and exchanges of “love letters” …

COVID-19 deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising: World Health Organization
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising: World Health Organization

The Hindu  

The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic released on May 19, the U. N. health agency said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilised after weeks of decline …

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools
2 years, 7 months ago

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. Despite what the North’s propaganda is describing as an all-out effort, the fear is palpable among citizens, according to defectors in South Korea with contacts in the North, and some outside observers worry the outbreak may get …

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools
2 years, 7 months ago

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “North Koreans know so many people around the world …

North Korea's COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million in just a week; over 7 lakh in quarantine
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea's COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million in just a week; over 7 lakh in quarantine

India TV News  

Highlights The outbreak could be worse than officially reported because of scarce resources for virus testing North Korea's anti-virus headquarters reported a single death in the last 24 hours Experts said the single death is abnormally small compared to the suspected number of infections Just after a week of reporting the coronavirus outbreak, North Korea has already registered nearly 2 …

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines

India TV News  

Highlights North Korean lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands of suspected Covid patients Officilas urged people with mild symptoms to take willow leaf or honeysuckle tea Earlier, North Korea claimed its total Covid19 caseload stood at 168 despite rising fever cases On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. …

Explained: Decoding the explosive COVID outbreak in North Korea
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: Decoding the explosive COVID outbreak in North Korea

The Hindu  

The story so far: After reportedly remaining “COVID-free” since the start of the global pandemic, North Korea last week confirmed its first case. In an immediate response to what North Korea termed was the “state’s most serious emergency”, its leader Kim Jong Un imposed a nationwide lockdown. Saying that the outbreak has pushed North Korea into “great turmoil”, Mr. Kim …

North Korea reports another jump in suspected Covid-19 cases
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another jump in suspected Covid-19 cases

India Today  

North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the escalating Covid-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim, during a ruling party Politburo meeting on Tuesday, criticized officials over their early pandemic response, …

North Korea reports another fever surge amid Covid-19 crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another fever surge amid Covid-19 crisis

India Today  

North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be Covid-19 and encouraged good health habits, as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed to distribute medicine. That raises North Korea's deaths to 56 after more than 1.48 million people became ill with fever since late April. North Korea lacks test …

North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits, as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed to distribute medicine. That raises North Korea’s deaths to 56 after more than 1.48 million people became ill with fever since late April. …

North Korea reports another surge in fevers amid Covid crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another surge in fevers amid Covid crisis

India Today  

North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be Covid-19 as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military medical officers were deployed to distribute medicine. North Korea lacks testing supplies to confirm coronavirus infections in large numbers, and the report didn’t say how many of the fever cases were Covid-19. Read: China tests …

North Korea reports 2,70,000 new fever cases amid COVID crisis; 56 dead so far
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports 2,70,000 new fever cases amid COVID crisis; 56 dead so far

India TV News  

Highlights North Korea is grappling with largely undiagnosed COVID-19 outbreak across its unvaccinated citizens More than 1.48 million fell ill amid a rapid spread of fever nationwide since late April Outside experts believe most of the illnesses to be COVID-19 Health officials in North Korea found 2,69,510 more people with feverish symptoms and reported another six deaths, state media said …

Kim blasts pandemic response as North Korean outbreak surges
2 years, 7 months ago

Kim blasts pandemic response as North Korean outbreak surges

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticized officials over slow medicine deliveries and mobilized the military to respond to a surge in suspected COVID-19 infections, as his nation struggled to contain a fever that has reportedly killed dozens and sickened nearly a million others in a span of three days. “When people die, North Korean authorities …

Kim Jong Un criticises North Korea's slow response to COVID-19 outbreak as country records thousands of new cases
2 years, 7 months ago

Kim Jong Un criticises North Korea's slow response to COVID-19 outbreak as country records thousands of new cases

ABC  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the country's military to respond to the surging but largely undiagnosed COVID-19 crisis that has left 50 people dead and infected 1.2 million in a matter of days. Key points: Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans are believed to have been infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 since the end of …

North Korea reports 8 new Covid deaths, 392,920 cases as Kim laments virus response
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports 8 new Covid deaths, 392,920 cases as Kim laments virus response

India TV News  

Highlights North Korea reported eight new Covid deaths and 392,920 more people with 'fever' symptoms. North Korea on Monday reported eight new deaths and 392,920 more people with fever symptoms amid a growing COVID-19 outbreak as leader Kim Jong Un blasted officials over delays in medicine deliveries and ordered his military to get involved in the pandemic response in the …

Kim blasts North Korea’s pandemic response as outbreak surges
2 years, 7 months ago

Kim blasts North Korea’s pandemic response as outbreak surges

LA Times  

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a pharmacy in Pyongyang on Sunday. “When people die, North Korean authorities will say they’ve died of overwork or from natural deaths, not because of COVID-19,” said Nam Sung-wook, a professor at Korea University in South Korea. Nam said the North is probably …

North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths

LA Times  

North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers as it mobilizes more than a million health and other workers to try to suppress the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak, state media reported Sunday. After maintaining a widely disputed claim that it’s been coronavirus-free for more than two years, North Korea announced Thursday that …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Before acknowledging its first domestic COVID-19 cases, North Korea spent 2 1/2 years rejecting outside offers of vaccines and steadfastly claiming that its superior socialist system was protecting its 26 million people from “a malicious virus” that had killed millions around the world. The World Health Organization says North Korea has reported tests of 64,200 people …

North Korea reports six deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports six deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak

The Hindu  

Six people have died and 3,50,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread “explosively” across North Korea, state media said on May 13, a day after acknowledging a COVID-19 outbreak for the first time in the pandemic. It’s unusual for isolated North Korea to admit to the outbreak of any infectious disease, let alone COVID-19, as the country …

North Korea confirms first COVID death; 350,000 reporting ‘fever’
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea confirms first COVID death; 350,000 reporting ‘fever’

Al Jazeera  

Experts worry North Korea’s health system will be unable to cope with spread of COVID in an unvaccinated population. North Korea has confirmed its first COVID-19 death, and says hundreds of thousands of people have “fever”, in the first indication of the scale of the outbreak in its largely unvaccinated population. Experts worry North Korea’s crumbling health system will be …

North Korean state media reports first official COVID-19 deaths as outbreak spreads
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korean state media reports first official COVID-19 deaths as outbreak spreads

ABC  

North Korean state media has reported the country's first official COVID-19 deaths, with six people dying amid an "explosive" spread of illness. Key points: More than 350,000 people have reportedly been treated for fever About 18,000 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Thursday One of the six people who died was confirmed to have been infected with the …

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. The outbreak forced leader Kim Jong Un to wear a mask in …

North Korea reports first-ever Covid case, Kim Jong-un declares national emergency
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports first-ever Covid case, Kim Jong-un declares national emergency

India Today  

After more than two years of holding the record for not reporting a single case of Covid-19, North Korea has confirmed its first-ever case and declared a "severe national emergency". The size of the outbreak wasn’t immediately known, but it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed …

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown

Al Jazeera  

North Korea has confirmed its first outbreak of COVID-19, raising fears of a humanitarian disaster in one of the world’s few unvaccinated countries as it goes into a nationwide lockdown. It reported later that North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un had “called on all the cities and counties of the whole country to thoroughly lock down their areas” with …

North Korea reports 6 deaths after confirming COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports 6 deaths after confirming COVID-19 outbreak

LA Times  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting on May 12, 2022, acknowledging the country’s first case of COVID-19. North Korea said Friday that six people died and hundreds of thousands of others fell ill amid an explosive spread of fever across the nation, a day after it acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak in a largely unvaccinated population for the …

South Korea drops most COVID-19 restrictions, citing dramatic fall in cases
2 years, 8 months ago

South Korea drops most COVID-19 restrictions, citing dramatic fall in cases

Firstpost  

The decision marks the end of two years of strict distancing requirements, which have put a huge strain on small businesses Seoul**, South Korea:** South Korea will lift almost all social distancing measures, the government said Friday, citing a dramatic fall in reported cases of COVID-19 after an Omicron-fuelled surge, but the mask mandate will remain. South Koreans will be …

South Korea to drop most COVID rules as Omicron wave ebbs
2 years, 8 months ago

South Korea to drop most COVID rules as Omicron wave ebbs

Al Jazeera  

An indoor mask mandate will remain but all other health protocols will be relaxed from Monday. South Korea has said it will lift all COVID-19 social distancing rules, except for the requirement to wear masks, marking the first time most restrictions have been lifted since the pandemic began two years ago. “As the virus situation is stabilised and capabilities of …

Covid-19 Curbs: Western Half Of Shanghai Under Lockdown, South Korea Relaxes Restrictions
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Curbs: Western Half Of Shanghai Under Lockdown, South Korea Relaxes Restrictions

ABP News  

New Delhi: Shanghai has confined around 16 million people in the western part of the city on Friday after ending a four-day lockdown of the eastern half to rein in the outbreak of cases in the country. Latest Covid-19 Update In China Almost two-thirds of Shanghai’s population living in the western part of the Chinese financial hub have been confined …

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