The central emergency epidemic prevention sector has put forward clear orientations, which have to be taken by every region and sector in their works, on the basis of survey and analysis of the nationwide epidemic spread. It has tightened the anti-epidemic discipline by enhancing its controlling and executive abilities.

The emergency epidemic prevention sectors in different parts of the country concentrate their efforts on turning their regions into epidemic-safe zones in the shortest time by increasing the ability of stably curbing and controlling the epidemic spread.

North Hwanghae Province strictly enforces the lockdown measure for every region and unit, pushing ahead with the the immediate farming work.

Rural areas of North Hwanghae and Kangwon provinces have rationally organized the work for tightly closing workteams, sub-workteams and groups of helpers and normalized disinfection and examination of water quality so as to ensure hygienic safety.

Ryanggang Province and Nampho City have produced efficient Koryo medicines to treat patients and increased the production of anti-epidemic supplies with locally available raw and other materials, contributing to the state epidemic prevention work.

The work for blocking and eliminating the source of the epidemic spread is steadily intensified in every region.

Each province has intensively disinfected more than 300 000 working, production and living units everyday on an average, thoroughly blocking off spaces where the epidemic can spread by establishing epidemic prevention posts in more than 1 800 major spots and strictly conducting the measurement of body temperature and disinfection among travelers and vehicles.

In particular, areas with large rivers highly potential for inroads of the epidemic are focusing all efforts on guaranteeing the security in epidemic prevention.

Taken in every region are proactive and practical measures for laying an advanced anti-epidemic foundation.

Propelled is the work to further develop the test means, improve the quality of antibody checkup reagent and rapid test paper and introduce a newly-developed antiseptic solution producer in contact with the scientific research sector.

Blockade is further intensified in coastal areas, while a strict supervision and information system is established in habitats of migrants.

Public health and hygienic and anti-epidemic institutions across the country prepare for actively coping with the spread of enteric diseases as well as preliminary observation of them.

People's committees at all levels push ahead with the work for cementing the material and technological foundation for the local industry.