North Korea’s suspected COVID caseload inches toward 2 million
19 May 2022 |
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North Korea reported more than 200,000 new illnesses on Thursday, bringing the total number of suspected cases to 1.98 million. Pyongyang has also not responded to offers of help from the WHO and other countries.
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