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Miriam Burrell

North Korea claims to have fully recovered from Covid outbreak

North Korea claims it has no more fever patients

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Officials in North Korea have claimed all the country’s citizens who fell sick since its first Covid case was reported have recovered.

According to information from the state emergency “anti-epidemic headquarters”, no new fever cases were reported from 6pm on August 3 to 6pm on August 4 throughout the country, state media KCNA reports.

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