North Korea says hundreds of families ill with intestinal disease
4 years agoThis picture taken on June 15, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 16, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol ju send medicines prepared by his family to the Haeju City, South Hwanghae Province as regards the outbreak of an acute enteric epidemic, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE --- /
North Korea said Friday that hundreds of families have fallen ill with an unidentified intestinal disease, heaping pressure on a crumbling healthcare system already strained by Covid-19.