Day: May 18, 2022

Experts say North Korea is likely to dismiss almost all international anti-virus help, at least for now, despite its first acknowledged outbreak of suspected COVID-19 cases surging across the country.The country is scrambling to deal with rapidly risin…

SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 30,000 for the second straight day Wednesday on a continued omicron slowdown as officials weigh a further easing of virus curbs toward returning to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country reported 31,352 …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reprimanded senior North Korean officials for failing to properly deal with COVID-19 early on amid the rapid spread of the virus in the nation.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) on Wednesday said K…

The government said it will take into account the possibility of another wave of COVID-19 as well as new variants of COVID-19 overseas when making a decision on whether to further lift social distancing rules.Second vice health and welfare minister Lee…

South Korea has announced slightly over 31-thousand new COVID-19 cases, the lowest figure for a Wednesday in 15 weeks, amid the continued decline of virus infections in the nation.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Wednesday that 3…

North Korea has reportedly imported large amounts of masks, medicine and other medical supplies from China since early this year.Citing first quarter trade data from China’s customs agency, Voice of America(VOA) said Wednesday that Pyongyang’s purchase…