N Korea reports 15 more 'fever' deaths amid Covid outbreak

North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever", days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns.

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This picture taken and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 14, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taking part in Workers' Party of Korea council to check the operational status of the maximum emergency measurement to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus infection in Pyongyang. -- Photo: KCNA VIA KNS / AFP

2022-05-15 14:52:29

North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever", days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns.

The outbreak, which leader Kim Jong Un has said is causing "great upheaval", leaves a country with one of the world's worst healthcare systems on the edge of potential disaster.

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