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About 2.5 years later, a flash claim came from North Korea, which announced the first case of coronavirus, and the leader of the country, Kim Jong-un, declared victory over the virus. However, Kim’s claim was disproved when the list of goods from China emerged.
led by Kim Jong-un North Korea It is considered one of the most closed and ‘mysterious’ countries in the world.
The country was on the agenda for a long time with the claim that it was the only country where the coronavirus (Kovid-19) was not seen.
Almost 2.5 years after the outbreak of the North Korean pandemic, the first coronavirus explained his case.
However, North Korea was the first country to declare victory against the pandemic that has not yet ended in the world.
Kim Jong-un coronavirus He declared victory against the epidemic and congratulated the representatives of the health sector who contributed to the control of the epidemic.
The information that emerged a week after Kim’s statement is quite interesting.
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China exported 1.23 million face masks worth $44,307 to North Korea in July, according to data released by Chinese customs over the weekend.
In other words, North Korea, which is preparing to declare that it has defeated the coronavirus, ordered about 1.5 million masks from China during this period.
This development was especially described by the South Korean media as ‘North Korea’. corona His claim collapsed.
On the other hand, in North Korea, which officially confirmed the first infection on May 12, the state media announced that there had been no “suspicious cases” since July 29.
Sufficient Covid-19 In the country, where the actual number of cases is believed to be unknown due to the lack of testing capacity, 4.77 million cases were confirmed by the state.
Since May 12, 74 people have been reported to have died due to the epidemic.
VACCINE DECISION COSTS EXPENSIVE
North Korea has not implemented a Covid-19 vaccine program on its population, rejecting offers for both the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine and the AstraZeneca vaccines.
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For this reason, it is feared that the pandemic, which has come to an end in many countries, will continue to affect this country. Experts also underline that the country can follow a similar path to the one in China by taking drastic pandemic measures.
The country had aimed to keep the virus out by keeping its borders closed since the beginning of the pandemic.
This policy led to a dire economic situation and food shortages, as the flow of necessary supplies to the poor country was greatly reduced.
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