Today, Thursday, North Korea announced the identification of the first case of infection with a new coronavirus, emphasizing that it will implement the most urgent system to combat the virus.
Authorities have concluded that samples taken from patients suffering from a fever on Sunday in Pyongyang are consistent with the Omicron mutant, North Korea’s official central news agency said.
Exact data on the number of infected people has not been disclosed.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered nationwide general lockdown measures after his country recorded its first infection with the virus.
