Four ‘fever cases’ announced by North Korea weeks after declaring victory from Covid

North Korean leader had declared victory against Covid-19 on 10 August

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with a health official in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Kim declared victory over Covid-19 and ordered an easing of preventive measures (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea on Thursday recorded four new “fever cases,” just two weeks after Kim Jong-un declared victory over Covid.

KCNA reported that health workers immediately locked down the area where the four cases of “malignant epidemic” were found. The North often uses that term, along with “malignant virus,” to describe Covid-19.

The four samples were taken from the Ryanggang province, local media reported.