North Korea has found no COVID-19 cases after testing an additional 678 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as state media reported on a new, more virulent strain of the coronavirus spreading overseas.
The DPRK reported that it tested 113 people with flu-like illness or severe acute respiratory infections and 565 health care workers from Oct. 8-14, the WHO’s latest situation report states.
North Korea has found no COVID-19 cases after testing an additional 678 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as state media reported on a new, more virulent strain of the coronavirus spreading overseas.
The DPRK reported that it tested 113 people with flu-like illness or severe acute respiratory infections and 565 health care workers from Oct. 8-14, the WHO’s latest situation report states.
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