North Korea reports outbreak of unidentified disease alongside COVID-19

South Korean officials have said that the disease, only referred to be North Korea as an "acute enteric epidemic" is likely to be either cholera or typhoid.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a politburo meeting of the Worker's Party on the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 21, 2022.

(photo credit: KCNA VIA REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

JUNE 19, 2022 07:53

Updated: JUNE 19, 2022 13:43

North Korea reports outbreak of unidentified disease alongside COVID-19

South Korean officials have said that the disease, only referred to be North Korea as an "acute enteric epidemic" is likely to be either cholera or typhoid.

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North Korea reports outbreak of unidentified disease alongside COVID-19

South Korean officials have said that the disease, only referred to be North Korea as an "acute enteric epidemic" is likely to be either cholera or typhoid.

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