N. Korea Reports Zero Fever Cases since May

North Korea recorded zero cases of fever for the first time in two months since the emergence of the Coronavirus in the country in May, Reuters reported on Saturday.

The Korean Central News Agency said: "There were no new fever patients reported" over a 24-hour from Thursday, adding that this was the first time the country didn't report any COVID-19 cases since May.

Since the breakout of the virus in the country, North Korea recorded almost 4.8 million infections in late April, the agency said.

It added that "99.994 percent" of them had fully recovered while only 204 patients are still in treatment.

Last June, the World Health Organization (WHO) regretted that it did not have access to data on the spread of the Coronavirus (known also as COVID-19)   in North Korea.

But the UN organization assumed that the crisis was worsening, despite Pyongyang’s reports that the situation had improved.

North Korea, which announced the first cases of COVID-19 on May 12, said last week that the epidemic had been brought under control, and state media reported a decrease in the number of infections.

But the director of emergencies at the World Health Organization, Michael Ryan, questioned that information, telling reporters.

Rayan added that experts of the WHO    believe the situation is getting worse and not improving,” acknowledging that North Korea, which is closed in on itself, provided only very limited information.

“At the moment, we are not in a position to make a proper assessment of the gravity of the situation on the ground,” he added.

He  noted that “it is very difficult to provide a proper analysis of the world when we do not have access to the necessary data.”