Covid Outbreak North Korea

• Kim Jong Un declares victory over North Korea COVID-19 outbreak, lifts some measures

  The declaration, reported by state media, comes despite rolling out no known vaccine program, relying instead on lockdowns and homegrown medicine treatments.

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  Aug 10, 2022
  
• North Korea says COVID-19 outbreak began with ‘alien things’ near border with South

  State media shared results from an investigation into the outbreak that blamed people touching objects near the border with South Korea, in an apparent attempt to shift blame.

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  Jun 30, 2022
  
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• North Korea looks to declare victory over COVID-19 just over a month into outbreak

  South Korea and some experts believe North Korea may soon declare that it has beaten the virus, linked, of course, to leader Kim Jong Un's strong and clever guidance.

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  Jun 20, 2022
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• North Korea has reported 65 deaths amid COVID-19 outbreak. Experts are skeptical

  The country says 2.24 million people have fallen ill in its first reported COVID-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its reported fatalities.

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  May 19, 2022
• Another spike in suspect COVID-19 cases reported in North Korea

  North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of "immaturity'' and "slackness."

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  May 17, 2022
• Kim Jong Un blasts officials over slow medical deliveries amid North Korean outbreak

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blasted officials over slow medicine deliveries and ordered his military to respond to the surging but largely undiagnosed COVID-19 crisis.

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  May 15, 2022
• North Korea reports 21 new deaths from people with fever amid COVID-19 outbreak

  North Korea reported 21 new deaths on Friday from people with fevers amid its first COVID-19 outbreak, which state leader Kim Jong Un called a "great disaster."

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  May 13, 2022