North Korea marks end of first COVID wave, but risks persist
The reclusive country has never confirmed how many people caught COVID-19, apparently lacking testing supplies. But it said around 4.77 million fever patients have fully recovered and 74 died since late April.
Aug 05, 2022, 06:39 AM IST
Covid-19 spreads in North Korea: Six deaths reported, US has 'no plans to send vaccines'
About 187,800 people are being treated in isolation after a fever of unidentified origin has "explosively spread nationwide" since late April, the official KCNA news agency reported. One of the six people who died was confirmed infected with the Omicron variant.
May 13, 2022, 06:41 AM IST
North Korea confirms Covid-19 outbreak for the first time, declares lockdown
The report was published as the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a Workers` Party meeting to discuss responses to the first outbreak of the coronavirus, reported Reuters.
May 12, 2022, 07:23 AM IST
