North Korea warns daily of Omicron dangers, still reports zero COVID cases



COVID-19 North Korea warns daily of Omicron dangers, still reports zero COVID cases State media claims new variant up to six times more infectious than Delta as country says it tested 1,421 more people Bryan Betts December 6, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV (Dec. 3, 2021) \| A screenshot of a North Korean TV news report noting Omicron infections among vaccinated people North Korea has informed the U.N. health agency that it remains free of COVID-19 after screening an additional 1,421 people, as state media has called for strengthened anti-virus measures to confront the new Omicron variant. According to the World Health Organization data, the DPRK conducted the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests during the two-week period from Nov. 12-25. The tests carried out from Nov. 19-25 covered 128 people with flu-like illness or severe acute respiratory infections and 579 health care workers. North Korea has informed the U.N. health agency that it remains free of COVID-19 after screening an additional 1,421 people, as state media has called for strengthened anti-virus measures to confront the new Omicron variant. According to the World Health Organization data, the DPRK conducted the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests during the two-week period from Nov. 12-25. The tests carried out from Nov. 19-25 covered 128 people with flu-like illness or severe acute respiratory infections and 579 health care workers. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea warns daily of Omicron dangers, still reports zero COVID cases

State media claims new variant up to six times more infectious than Delta as country says it tested 1,421 more people

Bryan Betts December 6, 2021

North Korea warns daily of Omicron dangers, still reports zero COVID cases

KCTV (Dec. 3, 2021) | A screenshot of a North Korean TV news report noting Omicron infections among vaccinated people

North Korea has informed the U.N. health agency that it remains free of COVID-19 after screening an additional 1,421 people, as state media has called for strengthened anti-virus measures to confront the new Omicron variant.

According to the World Health Organization data, the DPRK conducted the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests during the two-week period from Nov. 12-25. The tests carried out from Nov. 19-25 covered 128 people with flu-like illness or severe acute respiratory infections and 579 health care workers.

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