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The most isolated country in the world "kneels" in front of Covid

2022-05-18 07:37:14Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The most isolated country in the world "kneels" in front of Covid
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After first announcing the existence of Covid-19 after more than two years of pandemic, North Korea has placed more than 660 thousand citizens in strict isolation.

The number of infected has gone over 1.5 million since last week, when dictator Kim Jong Un announced the first case in the country with Covid-19.

Foreign media report that due to the lack of tests and tools to cope with the pandemic, the number of infected may be higher than the official figures.

North Korea could face a humanitarian crisis.

It is believed that Kim Jong Un's regime has not vaccinated any citizens and that it does not have access to the antiviral drugs used to treat Covid-19 in other countries.

The country hospitals do not have enough equipment, while the intensive care units are few. At the same time, chronic malnutrition has made the population of 26 million more vulnerable to serious diseases.

"Most North Koreans suffer from chronic malnutrition and are not vaccinated, there is virtually no medicine in the country and health institutions are unable to cope with this pandemic," said Lina Yoon, a Korean researcher at Human Rights Watch.

She called on the international community to provide the country with medicines, vaccines and medical equipment.

"It looks very bad," Owen Miller, a lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, told the Guardian.

Ever since the first cases were confirmed, North Korea's propaganda machine has presented the virus as an enemy that can be defeated through blockade, quarantine and great vigilance.

North Korea has controlled just 64,200 people since the start of the pandemic, according to the World Health Organization, compared to 172 million in the neighboring south.


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