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| War veterans head to a hotel to attend a national conference of war veterans on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, which the country celebrates as the day of ‘victory in the fatherland liberation war’ in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 25, 2020. (File photo by=AP/Jon Chol Jin) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] SEOUL: On Saturday, North Korea state media reported that there had been no additional suspected COVID-19 cases.
"No new fever cases were reported" over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency said, citing data from the state emergency epidemic headquarters. It did not provide information on whether additional deaths have been reported.
The total number of fever cases since late April stood at 4.77 million as of 6 p.m. Friday, of which 99.99 percent had recovered and 204 are being treated, it added. Meanwhile, the North's daily fever tally has been on a downward trend after peaking at over 392,920 on May 15, three days after it announced a coronavirus outbreak.
