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Reuters
Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared victory in the fight against the novel coronavirus and implemented maximum quarantine measures. State media KCNA, which ordered the lifting, said on Thursday that it was imposed in May.
North Korea has not disclosed the number of confirmed virus infections, but new suspicions have arisen since 29 July as international aid agencies say testing capacity is limited. No cases have been reported.
Kim Jong Un said North Korea's official death toll of 74 people was an "unprecedented miracle" compared to other countries, KCNA reported. rice field.
North Korea's figures are unlikely to tell the whole story, experts say.
Victory was declared despite no known vaccine program being deployed. Instead, it says the country relies on lockdowns, homegrown healthcare, and what Kim called a "favorable Korean-style socialist system."
Although he ordered the lifting of maximum pandemic control measures, North Korea "will maintain a steel-strong quarantine barrier and step up its quarantine efforts until the global health crisis is over." said there was a need.
Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, said the North Korean leader himself was suffering from a fever, and she blamed leaflets from South Korea for causing the outbreak. She reported KCNA. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith; Editing by Leslie Adler and Stephen Coates)
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