According to the country's state-run media, there is an outbreak of an unknown disease in the southwestern city of Haeju.
More than 25,000 new cases have been reported by North Korea.
The port city of Haeju is facing an acute enteric epidemic according to the KCNA.
The leader of the country ordered local health officials to quickly contain the outbreak after he received medicines prepared by his family.
The South Korean government believes that the outbreak is likely to have been caused by a disease that can be contracted from contaminated water or food.
The country reported 26,010 suspected new Covid-19 cases and one death on Thursday.
4,560,260. The number of suspected Covid-19 cases reported by North Korea since April is the total. The number of cases is thought to be higher as the country has limited testing resources and only appears to be counting people with the Covid-19 symptoms.
The situation in North Korea may be getting worse according to the World Health Organization. Michael Ryan, WHO's emergencies chief, told the press that the global body did not have access to any first-hand data from North Korea. The World Health Organization, South Korea and the United States have made offers to send vaccines and medical help to North Korea, but have not been accepted.
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