North Korean rural areas active as 'fever' rips through country



COVID-19 North Korean rural areas active as ‘fever’ rips through country Farmers and other agricultural workers engaging rice fields and walking outside amid COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ orders Chad O'Carroll May 16, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Koreans engaged in apparent rice-planting activities in North Hwanghae province, May 16, 2022 \| Image: NK News Three lookout points northeast of Seoul all revealed normal levels of activity on the North Korean side of the border, photos taken by NK News showed on Monday, despite a COVID-19 outbreak leading to a nationwide lockdown. Dozens of people could be seen working on apparent rice fields, walking between buildings and working with animals, close-up photos from South Korea’s Ganghwa and Gyodong islands near the inter-Korean border showed. That’s despite hundreds of thousands of people developing “fever” symptoms between Saturday and Sunday alone. State media confirmed North Korea’s first COVID-19 outbreak last week. Three lookout points northeast of Seoul all revealed normal levels of activity on the North Korean side of the border, photos taken by NK News showed on Monday, despite a COVID-19 outbreak leading to a nationwide lockdown. Dozens of people could be seen working on apparent rice fields, walking between buildings and working with animals, close-up photos from South Korea’s Ganghwa and Gyodong islands near the inter-Korean border showed. That’s despite hundreds of thousands of people developing “fever” symptoms between Saturday and Sunday alone. State media confirmed North Korea’s first COVID-19 outbreak last week. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korean rural areas active as ‘fever’ rips through country

Farmers and other agricultural workers engaging rice fields and walking outside amid COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ orders

Chad O'Carroll May 16, 2022

North Korean rural areas active as ‘fever’ rips through country

North Koreans engaged in apparent rice-planting activities in North Hwanghae province, May 16, 2022 | Image: NK News

Three lookout points northeast of Seoul all revealed normal levels of activity on the North Korean side of the border, photos taken by NK News showed on Monday, despite a COVID-19 outbreak leading to a nationwide lockdown.

Dozens of people could be seen working on apparent rice fields, walking between buildings and working with animals, close-up photos from South Korea’s Ganghwa and Gyodong islands near the inter-Korean border showed. That’s despite hundreds of thousands of people developing “fever” symptoms between Saturday and Sunday alone. State media confirmed North Korea’s first COVID-19 outbreak last week.