North Korea declared an unspecified gastrointestinal epidemic on Thursday, potentially adding pressure on the deteriorating health care system in the isolated country battling an unprecedented wave of COVID-19 infections.
The Korean Central News Agency reported that leader Kim Jong Un sent medicines to the western port city of Haeju on Wednesday to help patients suffering from the "acute intestinal epidemic" as soon as possible.
The agency did not mention the number of people infected or details of the nature of the disease.
"Kim stressed the need to contain the epidemic as soon as possible by taking precise measures to quarantine suspected cases to limit its spread and confirm cases through epidemiological examination and scientific tests," the agency said.
On the other hand, Pyongyang reported 26,010 new cases of fever symptoms (COVID-19) on Thursday, and the total number of infected people since late April is close to 4.56 million, and the death toll related to the outbreak has reached 73.
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