On May 12, the North confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after claiming to be free of the virus for over two years.
Digital Desk: The World
Health Organization (WHO) is checking suspected COVID-19 data released by North
Korea after the secretive country shared related information on its virus
outbreak, a U.N. agency report showed Wednesday.
The
North reported to the WHO over 1.62 million people with "fever" and
23 associated deaths between May 13 and 18, according to the organization's
latest regional COVID-19 situation report.
The
report noted the North has not provided the case definitions for the figures
and that the agency is "currently in the process of verifying COVID-19
data" from Pyongyang. It added that there was no information on COVID-19
vaccinations in the country.
The
report stated, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, the organization's regional director of
Southeast Asia, sent a letter to the North Korean ambassador in New Delhi on
May 16 to propose support for the country in its fight against the coronavirus.
On
May 12, the North confirmed its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19
after claiming to be free of the virus for over two years.
Its
state media has been reporting daily COVID-19 related data, with over 115,000
new "fever cases" recorded Tuesday, raising the total number of such
cases since late April to over 3 million. (Yonhap)
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