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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…

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Kim slams negligent officials over spiralling N. Korea Covid outbreak

Seoul (AFP) - 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.

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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

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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…

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N Korea reports fever surge as military ramps up COVID response

Pyongyang reports 295,510 cases of fever as the military mobilises ‘powerful force’ of medics to distribute drugs.

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What's going on with North Korea's COVID-19 crisis? What is Kim Jong Un's regime saying about it? Are they telling the truth?

Until last week, North Korea had claimed to have come through the coronavirus pandemic unscathed. Now it has admitted to recording more than 1.48 million cases in less than a week. Here are five quick questions to help you understand North Korea's COVID crisis.

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North Korean military ramps up Covid response as outbreak grows

Seoul (AFP) - 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.

AFP

North Korea Reports ‘Fever Cases’ in Almost 5% of Population

Without calling cases ‘Covid,’ isolated country says there were 392,920 new infections and eight deaths in 24 hours ended Sunday

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North Korea boasts of its own baby formula as US continues to face severe shortage

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has blamed the shortage on Abbott Nutrition

The Independent UK

N. Korea's Kim slams officials over pandemic response, deploys army

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid-19 aid.

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North Korea's Kim slams officials over pandemic response, deploys army

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N Korea deploys army as WHO expressed ‘concern’ over COVID

Kim Jong Un blasts officials over COVID-19 response amid outbreak that has left 1.2 million ill with fever.

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North Korea Confirms First Covid-19 Death in 'Explosive' Outbreak

North Korea confirmed its first ever Covid-19 death on Friday, saying fever was spreading "explosively" nationwide and tens of thousands of people were being isolated and treated after falling sick. The nuclear-armed country only reported its first Covid cases Thursday, saying it was moving into "maximum emergency epidemic prevention system"…

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North Korea confirms first COVID death; 350,000 reporting ‘fever’

Experts worry North Korea’s health system will be unable to cope with spread of COVID in an unvaccinated population.

France 24

6 dead, tens of thousands infected as North Korea reports first COVID outbreak

North Korea says six people have died amid an 'explosive' spread of fever, a day after it acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak.

Reuters

N.Korea reports first COVID-19 death as fever spreads 'explosively'

At least one person confirmed to have COVID-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state media said on Friday, offering hints at the potentially dire scale of country's first confirmed outbreak of the pandemic.

AFP

North Korea fires missiles after Covid cases prompt Kim to order lockdown

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid-19 cases Thursday and declared a "serious emergency", with leader Kim Jong Un appearing in a mask on television for the first time to order nationwide lockdowns.

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WEKU

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

While the scale of the outbreak isn't known, it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated.

WEKU

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak as Kim orders lockdown

While the scale of the outbreak isn't known, it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated.

The Independent UK

S Korea's next leader faces escalating N Korean nuke threat

Yoon Suk Yeol takes office as South Korea's president Tuesday amid heightened animosities over North Korea's nuclear program

ABC News

South Korea accuses North Korea of launching ballistic missile from submarine in 15th test of 2022

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff say the missile flew 600 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 60 kilometres from waters near the eastern port city of Sinpo in a "serious threatening act that harms international peace and stability".

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North Korea Leader Warns of 'Preemptive' Use of Nuclear Force

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has repeated his warning that Pyongyang could "preemptively" use its nuclear weaponry to counter hostile forces, state media reported Saturday. Kim told top military officers that to "maintain the absolute superiority" of North Korea's armed forces, the country should be able to "preemptively and…

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Kim renews call for N Korea military to ‘bolster their strength’

North Korean leader made call as he praised ‘modernity and heroism’ of country’s armed forces after massive parade.

Tribune News Service

Kim Jong Un appears to lower his guardrails for a nuclear strike

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have lowered his threshold for a nuclear strike, raising the risks for a miscalculation as he rolls out new weapons whose uses range from nearby tactical strikes to threatening the U.S. homeland from afar.

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