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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

BIZARRE: N korea covid outbreak likely getting worse says who ad22f0da 2c9c 4924 9f8e 81e96f061e7f - You Need To See This

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, a doctor visits a family during an activity to raise public awareness of the COVID-19 prevention measures, in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The World Health Organization lamented Wednesday that it had no access to data about North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak, but assumed the crisis was deepening, contrary to Pyongyang's reports of "progress".

North Korea, which announced its first ever coronavirus cases on May 12, said last week its Covid outbreak had been brought under control, with state media reporting falling caseloads.

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