BEIJING, 14 MAY – North Korea reported another 21 deaths from Covid-19 and an additional 174,400 people “in a feverish state” nationwide, signaling a worsening scenario: the KCNA released updated data on the pandemic crisis after leader Kim Jong-un chaired a morning meeting of the Politburo, calling the coronavirus “a great turmoil since the founding of the country”. A total of 524,440 people in North Korea showed symptoms of fever between late April and May 13, according to the KCNA, of whom 243,630 recovered and about 280,810 in treatment. On Thursday, the hermit state made official the first outbreak in over two years of pandemic. (HANDLE).
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