North Korea: Military to “stabilize” drug supply (video)

STORY: The North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un is instructing the military to “stabilize” the drug supply in the capital Pyongyang because of the significantly increasing number of suspected corona cases. This is reported by the state news agency KCNA. Although the authorities have ordered the distribution of national stocks of medicines, pharmacies are not well equipped to carry out their duties smoothly. Kim also criticized an “irresponsible” attitude to work within the cabinet and in the public health sector. The country announced almost 400,000 new suspected cases of corona with fever symptoms and eight more deaths. However, it is not reported how many people have tested positive for Covid-19. North Korea’s Deputy Health Minister Kim Hyong Hun announced that the current system of pure quarantine for people would be switched to treating the sick. “The most important thing in this transition is to thoroughly control the situation. Health workers across the country are currently scrambling to isolate and treat people with fevers.” North Korea confirmed the outbreak of the infectious disease last week and declared a state of emergency. North Korean television showed statements by people who were believed to have recovered from a corona infection. “Children tend to move a lot when they have a fever. They ran around for half an hour and I had to turn on children’s songs.” “I started giving my daughter paracetamol, cold syrup and antibiotics every five hours. After three days her fever was gone.” “With the right treatment, we can overcome Covid. By airing and cleaning the house regularly and by exercising properly.” According to KCNA, a sub-variant of the highly contagious omicron pathogen was discovered in Pyongyang.