North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared

North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared

May 16, 2022 by BBC News - Home

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  • Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Employees spray disinfectant and wipe surfaces in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has lambasted health officials and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid cases sweeps through the country.
  • North Koreans are likely to be especially vulnerable to the virus due to lack of vaccinations and a poor healthcare system.
  • The international community offered to supply North Korea with millions of AstraZeneca and Chinese-made jabs last year, but Pyongyang claimed it had controlled Covid by sealing its borders early in January 2020.
  • South Korea has offered to send unlimited aid to the North if requested, including vaccine doses, health workers, and medical equipment.

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