Covid, poverty force secret burials in North Korea
Harvard expert believes at least 50,000 people have died in pandemic, despite official claims of low death toll
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Harvard expert believes at least 50,000 people have died in pandemic, despite official claims of low death toll
North Korea says it's experiencing its first COVID outbreak. Experts are skeptical, but they are also wondering if this means the country will accept outside help or if it can handle it alone.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticized officials over slow medicine deliveries and mobilized the military to respond to a surge in suspected COVID-19 infections, as his nation struggled to contain what it's referring to as a "fever" that has reportedly killed dozens and sickened nearly a million others in a span of three days.
His show 'Boys Over Flowers' is known to have brought the Hallyu wave beyond Korea.
6 April 2022, Davao City/Quezon City. Non-government organizations (NGOs) from South, Southeast and East Asia, including the Philippines, have called on