Covid in North Korea likely 'getting worse, not better' - WHO

Published: Jun 2, 2022 9:21 AM

The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea's claims of progress in the fight against a Covid-19 outbreak, saying it believes the situation is getting worse, not better, amid an absence of independent data.

North Korean state media has said the Covid wave has abated after daily numbers of people with fever topped 390,000 about two weeks ago.

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