[UPI] North Korea reports 270,000 new ‘fever’ cases related to COVID-19 outbreak

LINK: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/05/17/COVID-19-omicron-outbreak-Kim-Jong-Un/6381652780077/ Pyongyang has been unusually candid in its media coverage of the outbreak, which may be intended to invite international aid, said Ahn Kyung-su of DPRKHealth.org, a Seoul-based network and website which monitors public health information from the North. “I think North Korea wants to receive support for COVID pills such as Paxlovid, rather“[UPI] North Korea reports 270,000 new ‘fever’ cases related to COVID-19 outbreak” 계속 읽기

[AP] What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?

LINK: https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-seoul-south-korea-north-8d68bcdc4ee1669185ffb8fa2f4c2460 North Korea’s secretive nature makes it virtually impossible to figure out the true scale of its outbreak and how it will develop. Many North Koreans have adjusted to living with a troubled medical system and buying medicine privately, according to Ahn Kyung-su, head of DPRKHEALTH.ORG, a website focusing on health issues in North“[AP] What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?” 계속 읽기

북한의 코로나 공식 발표 의도와 대북 지원 예측

LINK: https://www.rfa.org/korean/in_focus/nk_nuclear_talks-05122022205416.html 북한 보건의료 전문가인 안경수 통일의료연구센터(DPRKHEALTH.ORG) 센터장은 12일 자유아시아방송(RFA)에, 특히 최근 북한 매체의 관련 보도는 “결국 주민들한테 보여주기 위한 것”이라며 내부 결속 등 주민 사회 분위기 통제를 염두에 둔 측면이 더 커 보인다고 말했습니다. 또 안 센터장은 북한 당국이 실제 외부로부터 코로나19 지원을 원하고 있다면, 주사기로 투여되는 일반 코로나19 백신보다 ‘먹는 치료제’를 더 선호할“북한의 코로나 공식 발표 의도와 대북 지원 예측” 계속 읽기

[TIME] COVID-19 Finally Slipped Through North Korea’s Borders. Here’s What to Know About the ‘Explosive’ Outbreak

LINK: https://time.com/6176459/covid-19-north-korea-outbreak North Korea’s two-year border closure has battered its economy, on top of the U.S.-led sanctions over the nuclear-armed country’s ballistic missile tests. But the hermit state may be welcoming more outside help now. Ahn Kyung-su of Seoul-based research center dprkhealth.org said North Korea’s announcement signals its need for international support and that it needs COVID-19“[TIME] COVID-19 Finally Slipped Through North Korea’s Borders. Here’s What to Know About the ‘Explosive’ Outbreak” 계속 읽기