{"id":13385,"date":"2023-03-30T08:18:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13385"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:49:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:49:09","slug":"report-of-lockdown-suggests-north-korea-may-be-quietly-grappling-with-a-covid-resurgence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13385","title":{"rendered":"Report of lockdown suggests North Korea may be quietly grappling with a COVID resurgence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawenblockmachine.com\/\">cement block machine<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"mpu-plus-native-top\" data-ad=\"mpu-plus-native-top\" class=\"ad-mpu-plus-native-top ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='\"mpu-plus-native-top\"'>\n    <\/div>\n<p><em>Seoul<\/em>&nbsp;&mdash; North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over &#8220;respiratory illness&#8221;, a report said Wednesday, in what appears to be the first citywide restrictions since the country declared victory over COVID-19 in August 2022. Residents of Pyongyang have been ordered to stay in their homes from Wednesday to Sunday and must submit to multiple temperature checks each day, Seoul-based specialist site NK News reported, citing a government notice.<\/p>\n<p> The notice did not mention COVID but said that the illnesses currently spreading in the capital included the common cold, the report said.<\/p>\n<p> The government order comes a day after NK News, citing sources in Pyongyang, reported that people in the city appeared to be stocking up on goods in anticipation of a lockdown. It is unclear if other areas have imposed similar lockdowns and state media has not announced any new measures.<\/p>\n<p>Experts suggested that North Korea&#8217;s largest city is likely dealing with the re-emergence of COVID.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p> &#8220;COVID is disappearing and reappearing depending on the temperature, not just in North Korea but around the world,&#8221; said Go Myong-hyun, a researcher at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies.<\/p>\n<p> The Korean peninsula is currently in the grip of what weather forecasters have described as a Siberian cold snap, with temperatures in Pyongyang dropping as low as -22 degrees Celsius (-7.6 Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n<div id=\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\" data-ad=\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\" class=\"ad-leader-plus-outstream-middle ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\"'>\n    <\/div>\n<p> &#8220;It was quite premature for North Korea to celebrate its victory over the virus&#8230; with the drop in temperature, COVID has re-emerged,&#8221; Go told AFP.&nbsp; &#8220;North Korea must have prepared for it to some extent, but it seems that the virus reappeared a little sooner than they thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>North Korea&#8217;s neighbour and key trading partner China recently abandoned its zero-COVID policies, and battled a wave of infections that overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums.<\/p>\n<p> North Korea has maintained a rigid blockade since the start of the pandemic, but does allow some trade with China.<\/p>\n<p> In May last year, North Korea officially acknowledged its first COVID outbreak but declared victory over the virus just three months later, calling it a &#8220;miracle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.jerstores.com\/mens-rugby-jersey\/nrl-telstra-premiership-mens\/mens-parramatta-eels-shirt' title='parramatta eels shirt'>parramatta eels shirt<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"leader-plus-inc4\" data-ad=\"leader-plus-inc\" class=\"ad-leader-plus-inc ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='[\"leader-plus-inc\",4]'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Experts, including the World Health Organization, have long questioned Pyongyang&#8217;s COVID statistics and claims to have brought the outbreak under control.<\/p>\n<p> North Korea has one of the world&#8217;s worst healthcare systems, with poorly equipped hospitals, few intensive care units and no COVID treatment drugs, experts say. 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