North Korea blames ‘alien things’ near border with South Korea for COVID-19 outbreak

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North Korea blames COVID-19 outbreak on ‘alien things’ near South Korean border

North Korea claimed on Friday the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak began with patients touching “alien things” near the border with South Korea, apparently shifting blame to the neighbour for the wave of infections that hit the isolated country.

“The investigation results showed that several persons coming from the area of Ipho-ri in Kumgang County of Kangwon Province to the capital city in mid-April were in fever and a sharp increase of fever cases was witnessed among their contacts,” the state media said. The government of former President Moon Jae-in barred the campaigns in 2020, citing safety concerns of residents on the border, but activists called the ban an attempt to whitewash Pyongyang and silence critics amid efforts to improve cross-border ties.

The North has claimed the COVID wave has shown signs of subsiding, though experts suspect under-reporting in the figures released through government-controlled media.

 

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