For several days, North Korea has been reporting a "downward" trend in its Covid cases, and experts had predicted that the country may soon declare that it has beaten the virus, linked, of course, to leader Kim Jong Un’s strong and clever guidance. The prediction came true. North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un has officially declared a "victory" against the novel coronavirus and has ordered the lifting of the country's maximum anti-epidemic measures which were imposed in May, reported state media KCNA.&nbsp;

North Korea declared victory despite having no known vaccination programme in place. As per Reuters, the nation claims that instead it used lockdowns, homegrown medical procedures, and what Kim referred to as the "advantageous Korean-style socialist system."

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Kim Jong Un ordered the relaxation of the maximal anti-pandemic measures. However, he insisted that North Korea must maintain a "steel-strong anti-epidemic barrier and intensifying the anti-epidemic work until the end of the global health crisis."&nbsp;

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Announcing the win Kim called North Korea's official death rate of 74 people an "unprecedented miracle" compared to what other countries went through.

However, experts say that the country's numbers are unlikely to show the whole picture.

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The coronavirus outbreak was first acknowledged by North Korea in May, two years after the majority of nations made their struggles known to the world. North Korea is yet to disclose how many confirmed infections of the virus it has discovered, although since July 29 it has reported no new suspected cases. This, with what international assistance organisations claim to be "restricted testing capabilities".

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For several days, North Korea has been reporting a "downward" trend in its Covid cases, and experts had predicted that the country may soon declare that it has beaten the virus, linked, of course, to leader Kim Jong Un’s strong and clever guidance.

For several days, North Korea has been reporting a "downward" trend in its Covid cases, and experts had predicted that the country may soon declare that it has beaten the virus, linked, of course, to leader Kim Jong Un’s strong and clever guidance. The prediction came true. North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un has officially declared a "victory" against the novel coronavirus and has ordered the lifting of the country's maximum anti-epidemic measures which were imposed in May, reported state media KCNA. North Korea declared victory despite having no known vaccination programme in place. As per Reuters, the nation claims that instead it used lockdowns, homegrown medical procedures, and what Kim referred to as the "advantageous Korean-style socialist system." Watch | WION Fineprint: Over 80,000 tourists trapped in ‘China’s Hawaii’ after outbreak Kim Jong Un ordered the relaxation of the maximal anti-pandemic measures. However, he insisted that North Korea must maintain a "steel-strong anti-epidemic barrier and intensifying the anti-epidemic work until the end of the global health crisis." Also read | COVID-19: North Korea claims all fever patients in the country have fully recovered Announcing the win Kim called North Korea's official death rate of 74 people an "unprecedented miracle" compared to what other countries went through. However, experts say that the country's numbers are unlikely to show the whole picture. Also Read | Not Covid or monkeypox, North Korea reports outbreak of unidentified disease: Here's what we know so far The coronavirus outbreak was first acknowledged by North Korea in May, two years after the majority of nations made their struggles known to the world. North Korea is yet to disclose how many confirmed infections of the virus it has discovered, although since July 29 it has reported no new suspected cases. This, with what international assistance organisations claim to be "restricted testing capabilities". (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION LIVE HERE: You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Kim Jong Un declares North Korea's 'unprecedented miracle' of a victory over Covid

North Korea has claimed that the source of its Covid outbreak originated from people touching “alien things” near the South Korean border.

The North Korean government made these remarks on Friday while announcing the results of the probe that sought to find out how the hermit country contracted its first case. The comments were seen as an attempt to deflect the blame to its neighbour for the wave of coronavirus infections affecting the North.

The government then ordered its people to “vigilantly deal with alien things coming by wind and other climate phenomena and balloons in the areas along the demarcation line and borders”, reports Reuters citing state media KCNA.

According to its findings, an 18-year-old soldier and a five-year-old kindergartener who contacted the unidentified materials “in a hill around barracks and residential quarters” in the eastern county of Kumgang in early April showed symptoms and later tested positive for the coronavirus.

“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 KCNA said all other fever cases reported in the country till mid-April were due to other diseases, but it did not elaborate.

North Korea has been battling its first outbreak of Covid infections, declaring a state of emergency in May after years of enforcing tight restrictions to prevent the virus from entering the country.

In July 2020, North’s leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and imposed a three-week lockdown on Kaesong town, near the inter-Korean border, after a man who defected to the South in 2017 returned to the city showing COVID symptoms.

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North Korea has claimed that the source of its Covid outbreak originated from people touching “alien things” near the South Korean border. The North Korean government made these remarks on Friday while announcing the results of the probe that sought to find out how the hermit country contracted its first case.

North Korea has claimed that the source of its Covid outbreak originated from people touching “alien things” near the South Korean border. The North Korean government made these remarks on Friday while announcing the results of the probe that sought to find out how the hermit country contracted its first case. The comments were seen as an attempt to deflect the blame to its neighbour for the wave of coronavirus infections affecting the North. The government then ordered its people to “vigilantly deal with alien things coming by wind and other climate phenomena and balloons in the areas along the demarcation line and borders”, reports Reuters citing state media KCNA. According to its findings, an 18-year-old soldier and a five-year-old kindergartener who contacted the unidentified materials “in a hill around barracks and residential quarters” in the eastern county of Kumgang in early April showed symptoms and later tested positive for the coronavirus. “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 KCNA said all other fever cases reported in the country till mid-April were due to other diseases, but it did not elaborate. North Korea has been battling its first outbreak of Covid infections, declaring a state of emergency in May after years of enforcing tight restrictions to prevent the virus from entering the country. In July 2020, North’s leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and imposed a three-week lockdown on Kaesong town, near the inter-Korean border, after a man who defected to the South in 2017 returned to the city showing COVID symptoms. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

North Korea claims ‘alien things’ near border with South responsible for Covid outbreak

North Korea reported new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, according to state media. This is the first time that the country has acknowledged that the virus may have crossed into the country.

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