North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever" after the country recently announced its first-ever cases of Covid-19 and ordered nationwide lockdowns.
Highlights
- North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from “fever” after the country recently announced its first-ever cases of Covid-19.
- State media KCNA said a total of 42 people had died, with 820,620 cases and at least 324,550 under medical treatment.
- Leader Kim Jong Un has said the outbreak has caused “great upheaval” in North Korea.
- 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.
- Experts say experts say the country will be struggling to test and diagnose on this scale.
- Analysts have warned Kim could speed up his nuclear test plans in a bid to distract North Korea’s population from the outbreak.