A North Korean public health video on the coronavirus has found support online in China, with commenters applauding its "scientific approach" and absence of scaremongering.
The video urged people to seek medical attention if they experienced Covid-19 symptoms and said most Omicron patients would have mild symptoms, requiring only outpatient care or treatment at home. The country's leader, Kim Jong-un, said on Saturday that the spread of Covid-19 had put the country in "great turmoil" and called for an all-out battle to overcome the epidemic. But there is no sign that a rigorous testing or treatment campaign is under way.
Cities around the country are hiring more staff to collect samples at Covid-19 testing stations as more places start routine testing as part of early detection efforts, according to Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily.In Beijing, for example, residents are required to show Covid-19 test results - which remain valid for just 48 hours - to enter malls, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, commercial buildings and other public places.
But two officials from provincial-level health commissions have voiced doubts about the country's zero-Covid policy, medical journal The Lancet reported on Saturday.
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