North Korea boosts production of medicines, medical supplies to combat massive spread of coronavirus

On Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency said that North Korea is ramping up production of medicines and medical supplies, including sterilizers and measuring instruments.

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North Korea is ramping up its production of medicines and medical supplies, including sterilizers and thermometers, as it battles the unprecedented spread of the coronavirus, the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday.

The agency added, citing data from the headquarters for epidemic prevention, that at least 262,270 others had reported symptoms of fever, and another person had died as of Wednesday evening.

It did not specify how many people have tested positive for the virus out of the isolated country's population of 25 million.

Since announcing its first outbreak of COVID-19 last week, North Korea has reported 1,978,230 people and 63 deaths, and has imposed strict anti-virus measures including a nationwide lockdown.

The agency said factories are producing more medicines, thermometers and other medical supplies in the capital, Pyongyang and neighboring regions, while more isolation places have been prepared and disinfection work intensified across the country.
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