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North Korea Reports More Fevers as Kim Claims Virus Progress

North Korea said Saturday it found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of COVID-19 across an unvaccinated population of 26 million. The outbreak has caused concern about serious tragedies in the poor, isolated country with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 21, 2022

North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress

North Korea says it has found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms even as leader Kim Jong Un claims progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of COVID-19 across an unvaccinated population of 26 million

The Independent UK · May 21, 2022

Editorial: North Korea looks dangerously vulnerable in the face of omicron

The situation in North Korea long has been worrying to those concerned about potentially capricious military actions on the part of paranoid authoritarian regimes. But COVID-19 is presenting new concerns, both to the people of North Korea and the world beyond.

Chicago Tribune · May 20, 2022

Here's what we know about North Korea's COVID outbreak — and its ability to handle it

North Korea says it's experiencing its first COVID outbreak. Experts are skeptical, but they are also wondering if this means the country will accept outside help or if it can handle it alone.

WEKU · May 19, 2022

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

North Korean propaganda describes an all-out effort to fight a suspected COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened nearly 2 million people

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

North Korea 'working prisoners to death' to rebuild nuclear testing ground

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un is working political prisoners "to death in secret tunnels” in hope of rebuilding its nuclear weapons testing ground, new testimony has revealed

Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022

Kim rounds on ‘slack’ officials as COVID outbreak rages

Impoverished N Korea has reported more than 1.7 million cases of ‘fever’ amid rising concern over the outbreak’s effect.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2022

Kim Slams Negligent Officials over NKorea Covid Outbreak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country's Covid outbreak, state media reported Wednesday, as the number of known cases crossed 1.7 million. The nuclear-armed country reported its first coronavirus cases last week, and the Omicron variant-fueled outbreak has since ballooned…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 18, 2022

N. Korea reports another jump in suspected COVID-19 cases

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” in handling the escalating COVID-19 outbreak

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

North Korean Military Ramps Up Covid Response as Outbreak Grows

North Korean military medics ramped up the distribution of medicines to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak, state media said on Tuesday, with the number of reported cases of "fever" nearing 1.5 million. Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered nationwide lockdowns to try and slow the spread of the disease through…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022