The state-run media outlet KCNA reported: “It was reported that an 18-year-old soldier named Kim and a five-year-old kindergarten teacher named Wi were communicating with extraterrestrials on a hill around barracks and homes in Ipho-ri in early April. “ The couple had symptoms and later tested positive for coronavirus. Ipho-ri is located on the east coast near the border with South Korea. “The results of the investigation showed that many people from the Ipho-ri area in Kumgang County in Kangwon Province in the capital in mid-April had a fever and a sharp rise in fever cases was observed in their contacts,” the KCNA added. . North Koreans have been warned “to be wary of extraterrestrials coming from the wind and other climatic phenomena and balloons in areas along the border and the border.” North Korean insurgents and South Korean activists used to fly balloons to the heavily guarded border carrying leaflets and humanitarian aid. Image: Photo: Kyodo But that was stopped by the South Korean government in 2020, citing security reasons, although critics said the move was aimed at improving relations with the North Korean authorities. South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Friday that there was “no chance” COVID-19 would enter North Korea through contaminated balloons from the border. North Korea, meanwhile, says the COVID epidemic is receding, but it is difficult to assess that claim. A reported lack of COVID testing means that North Korean health authorities report only the number of people with symptoms of fever, instead of confirming that they have COVID. On Friday, the country said there were 4,570 more people who had a fever, with 4.74 million fever patients registered by the end of April. The country first confirmed its outbreak in May, sparking international concerns about the vulnerability of a population that was unvaccinated and facing severe food shortages. Read more: COVID-19 infections rise in 110 countries as WHO director general warns pandemic is far from over Some countries have offered assistance, including vaccines and medical supplies, but a US offer sparked an angry response from North Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday. The ministry said the United States was offering assistance only in an effort to silence critics of its hostile policy toward North Korea. According to North Korea, this hostility is seen through military exercises and long-term sanctions aimed at forcing Kim Jong Un to cut off his nuclear program. North Korea’s foreign ministry said the United States had failed to manage its own COVID-19 crisis and would have to abandon its “stupid” offer of aid and focus on its own problems.
