Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
North Korea announces outbreak of intestinal sickness
Source: BBC
North Korea announces outbreak of intestinal sickness
16 June 2022
North Korea says it is dealing with an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal sickness, adding to the strain caused by the spread of Covid-19.
The country's leader, Kim Jong-un, has ordered quarantine measures be implemented, the official KCNA news agency reports.
It said he sent medicine to Haeju city on Wednesday to help patients suffering from the "acute enteric epidemic".
Health experts suspect the illness could be typhoid or cholera.
North Korea declared a state of emergency in May after it said millions of people were experiencing "fever", believed to be untested Covid-19 cases.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61825792
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
