in pyongyang, with a source alleging that restrictions were relaxed to allow for a few hours of outdoor time every day from late may, though provincial cities appeared to be still locked down. reported end of outbreak: august–september 2022 on august 5, 2022, the country reported that it has not seen a fever case for seven consecutive days, and that everyone with a fever case had recovered. on august 8, plans were announced to convene the supreme people's assembly in september, moving its members out of isolation. a separate review meeting to discuss a "change in direction" in pandemic response was also announced. on august 11, kim jong-un's sister, kim yo-jong, stated that her brother had a fever, implying that he had covid-19 at one point. she also blamed south korea for the covid-19 outbreak in the country, claiming that it sent contaminated anti-pyongyang leaflets to spread the disease. north korean media reports indicate that the population have resumed regular activity. on august 25, several sources told nk news that north korea could possibly allow foreigners into north korea for the first time since 2020, likely after the 20th national congress of the chinese communist party later in 2022. in september, however, kim jong-un flagged the first rollout of vaccines in november and warned that covid-19 could reappear in the winter months. the mass vaccination program started in the border areas in late september, making north korea the last country in the world other than eritrea to have a mass vaccination program against covid-19. statistics nationwide daily cases show daily fever cases show daily recovered from fever show daily fever + covid-19 deaths