Read more North Korea said on Friday six people died and nearly 190,000 are under quarantine following a rapid spread of fever across the nation in recent weeks, a day after it first acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak in a largely unvaccinated population.
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North Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak
Virus Outbreak North Korea
Photo by: Cha Song Ho/AP
FILE - A schoolgirl wearing face mask, disinfects her hands before entering the Kumsong Secondary School No. 2 in the morning in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Nov. 3, 2021. North Korea announced its first coronavirus infection more than two years into the pandemic Thursday, May 12, 2022 as leader Kim Jong Un called for raising COVID-19 preventive measures to maximum levels. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File)
By: The Associated Press & Scripps NationalPosted at 10:51 AM, May 12, 2022 and last updated 7:19 PM, May 12, 2022
North Korea said on Friday six people died and nearly 190,000 are under quarantine following a rapid spread of fever across the nation in recent weeks, a day after it first acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak in a largely unvaccinated population.
It wasn't immediately clear how many of the cases were COVID-19. The North said one of the six people who died was confirmed to have been infected with the omicron variant.
