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COVID-19 North Korea claims zero confirmed COVID-19 cases after testing 23,121 peopleA new World Health Organization report states that the DPRK tested more than 700 people over the course of a week
North Korea still claimed to have zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 after testing more than 700 people over the course of the week, a new report from the World Health Organization shows. According to the report, the DPRK said that it tested 732 people between March 26 and April 1, none of whom had a positive result for the virus. Among those tested, 115 had “influenza-like illness and/or severe acute respiratory infections,” the report stated. In total, North Korea has tested 23,121 people for COVID-19 as of April 1. But for 10 weeks between January and March, WHO reports © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |