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North Korea reports 21 deaths amid Covid-19 outbreak
Seoul, May 14 (EFE).- North Korea Saturday reported 21 suspected Covid-19 deaths and 174,400 new infections from a mysterious fever…
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North Korea declares first Omicron Covid-19 contagion
Seoul, May 12 (EFE) .- North Korean media reported Thursday the first contagion of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, declaring a…
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North Korea rejects 2.97 million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses: UNICEF
Seoul, Sep 2 (EFE).- North Korea refused 2.97 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac, a United Nations…
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North Korea reports zero Covid-19 cases after ‘great crisis’: WHO
Seoul, Jul 13 (EFE).- North Korea has still not reported a single Covid-19 case to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Kim speaks of ‘great crisis’ due to virus prevention lapses in North Korea
Seoul, Jun 30 (EFE).- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said there has been a “great crisis” due to lapses in…
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North Korea tightens anti-Covid measures in Pyongyang
Seoul, Dec 3 (efe-epa).- North Korea has tightened its measures to prevent COVID-19 infections in the capital Pyongyang, even though…
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Kim Jong-un chairs meeting to ‘intensify’ efforts against virus
Seoul, Sep 30 (efe-epa).- North Korea’s leader attended a meeting of the country’s ruling party that was aimed at stepping…
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North Korean regime’s no. 2 visits city under lockdown due to COVID-19
Seoul, Jul 30 (efe-epa).- The North Korean regime’s number two has visited the border city of Kaesong, which has been…
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Seoul believes defector who returned to North Korea does not have COVID-19
Seoul, Jul 27 (efe-epa).- The South Korean government said Monday that it does not believe that the North Korean deserter…
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Pyongyang detects first possible COVID-19 case in returnee deserter
(Update 1: adds details) Seoul, Jul 26 (efe-epa).- North Korea has detected its first “suspicious” case of COVID-19 in a…
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