North Korea reports no new fever cases for the first time since its acknowledgement in mid-May of a Covid-19 outbreak, according to state-run media
North Korea said earlier this month it was on a path to"finally defuse" its first publicly declared coronavirus crisis even as Asian neighbours experience a resurgence in infections driven by Omicron subvariants.
"There were no new fever patients reported" over a 24-hour period from Thursday evening, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said on Saturday, marking the first time the isolated country had reported no new cases since it began tallying numbers in May. Apparently due to a lack of testing capacity, North Korea refers to "fever patients" rather than "Covid patients" in case reports.The country has one of the world's worst healthcare systems, with poorly-equipped hospitals, few intensive care units, and no Covid-19 treatment drugs or mass testing ability, experts say.
The North said in late May it started seeing "progress" in controlling the outbreak but experts have cast doubts on the claim, citing the country's crumbling health infrastructure and unvaccinated population.
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