North Korea reports first-ever COVID-19 outbreak
State media announces ‘maximum’ quarantine procedures to fight Omicron infections in the country
Kim Jong Un, seen in state media with a mask for the first time, oversees a meeting to discuss a COVID-19 outbreak in Pyongyang | Image: KCTV (May 12, 2022)
Updated at 6:15 p.m. May 12 KST to include Kim Jong Un’s remarks and more expert comments
North Korea says it’s battling its first COVID-19 outbreak, nearly two-and-a-half years after the worldwide pandemic began.
Updated at 6:15 p.m. May 12 KST to include Kim Jong Un’s remarks and more expert comments
North Korea says it’s battling its first COVID-19 outbreak, nearly two-and-a-half years after the worldwide pandemic began.
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