Table 1

Characteristics of KCNA programmes on COVID-19

Broadcast time period	(a) COVID-19 statistics	(b) Clinical aspects	(c) Structural and societal aspects	Total
2020
Jan	10	6	0	16
Feb	84	47	0	131
Mar	83	108	0	191
Apr	77	14	0	91
May	27	0	0	27
June	2	0	0	2
July	0	1	8	9
Aug	21	3	35	59
Sept	14	4	23	41
Oct	12	5	20	37
Nov	11	10	25	46
Dec	12	15	45	72
2021
Jan	11	18	43	72
Feb	25	9	33	67
Mar	65	9	49	123
Apr	50	5	43	98
May	63	6	59	128
June	58	2	54	114
July	55	0	54	109
Aug	52	0	52	104
Sept	49	0	48	97
Oct	48	0	49	97
Nov	42	0	43	85
Dec	52	0	53	105
2022
Jan	57	0	56	113
Feb	37	0	42	79
Mar	58	0	61	119
Apr	44	0	49	93
May	100	152	94	346
Total	1219	414	1038	2671

KCNA, Korean Central News Agency.