North Korean state-run media said Friday that about 187,800 people were being “isolated and treated” for fever that has spread “explosively” nationwide since late April. This comes a day after Pyongyang confirmed its first official cases of COVID-19 and moved into a “maximum emergency epidemic prevention system.” The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported six deaths from fevers for which “the cause couldn’t be identified,” including one death that tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant. More than 350,000 people were infected with the fever “in a short span of time,” of which 162,000 have fully recovered, according to the news agency. About 18,000 people were identified as having fever symptoms as of Thursday. ...
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Over 187,000 North Koreans Placed Under Isolation as Fever Spreads ‘Explosively’: Report
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Over 187,000 North Koreans Placed Under Isolation as Fever Spreads ‘Explosively’: Report
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