North Korea's suspected COVID-19 caseload tops 2 million
North Korea reported 2.24 million people "sickened with fever" as of Thursday evening.
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North Korea reported 2.24 million people "sickened with fever" as of Thursday evening.
(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea reported 2.24 million people "sickened with fever" as of Thursday evening -- a big jump from last week when the secretive na
North Korea is about to exhaust its tuberculosis drug supply, experts warn Dec. 14, 2020 , 1:15 PM North Korea has yet to report a single case of COVID-19—a remarkable success that, if true, the nation achieved after severing links with the outside world. But that isolation could soon exact a steep toll in other areas of public health: Humanitarian groups warn the isolated country is facing eroding food security, and they are bracing for a rapid spread of tuberculosis (TB), as supplies of first-line drugs against more treatable strains are expected to run out this month. Even before the cor...