Global Outlook

 North Korea on Friday said that hundreds of families have fallen ill with an unidentified intestinal disease amid the Covid-19 outbreak.  On Thursday, North Korea reported the eruption of an unidentified intestinal disease. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also donated his private medicines to those suffering from the new unidentified disease.  The medicine will be delivered to over 800 families suffering from the disease in southeastern Haeju city.  Acute enteric epidemic The official KCNA (Korean Central News Agency), this week, announced a new “acute enteric epidemic” in South Hwanghae province. Reportedly, at least 1,600 people have been infected with the disease.  The reports have also sparked speculation that the disease can be cholera or typhoid, which are intestinal illnesses caused by germs via contaminated food and water. Nearly 73 people have died due to this disease.  What did the Experts Say?  Experts have warned of a major public health ...