SEOUL, May 15 — North Korea today reported 15 additional deaths from “fever” after the country recently announced its first-ever cases of Covid-19 and ordered nationwide lockdowns.
North Korea confirmed Thursday that the highly contagious Omicron variant had been detected in the capital Pyongyang, with Kim ordering nationwide lockdowns. North Korea has a crumbling health system — one of the worst in the world — and no Covid vaccines, antiviral treatment drugs or mass testing capacity.
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