SEOUL, June 19 (Reuters) – North Korea has deployed medical teams to fight an intestinal outbreak, official North Korean media reported on Sunday.
So far, at least 800 families in South Hwanghae Province, located in the southwest of North Korea, suffering from what authorities have described as an “acute enteric epidemic” have received aid.
The official North Korean KCNA news agency reported on Sunday that the preventive measures deployed by the authorities included a quarantine, “intensive screening for all residents”, specific treatment and monitoring of vulnerable people such as children and elderly (Report Josh Smith; French version Camille Raynaud)