North Korea says 21 people died and 174,440 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Friday alone as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population.
North Korea said Saturday 27 people have died and 524,440 fell ill amid a rapid spread of fever since late April. It said 280,810 people remain in quarantine. State media didn’t specifically say how many of the fever cases and deaths were confirmed as COVID-19 cases.
The country imposed nationwide lockdowns on Thursday after confirming its first COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic.
State media said tests of virus
This story was originally published on CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-covid-19-outbreak-fever-deaths-1.6453303?cmp=rss.