North Korea reports first corona outbreak – and seals off cities (video)

North Korea reports first corona outbreak – and seals off cities (video)

Watch the video: North Korea officially confirms the first corona outbreak since the pandemic began.

STORY: North Korea officially confirms the first corona outbreak since the pandemic began more than two years ago and immediately orders a nationwide lockdown. A sub-variant of the highly contagious omicron variant has been discovered in the city of Pyongyang, the state news agency KCNA reports. Details of the number of cases or the origin of the infection were not disclosed. Leader Kim Jong Un is said to have discussed responses to the outbreak at a Labor Party meeting. Accordingly, Kim instructed all cities and counties in the country to “strictly seal off” their regions to prevent the spread. Medical emergency reserves should also be mobilized, wrote KCNA.

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