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N Korea on alert over ‘very first believed virus case’

Byindianadmin

Jul 26, 2020
N Korea on alert over ‘very first believed virus case’

People wear masks on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea. File photo Image copyright
Reuters

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In North Korea, it is mandatory for people to use masks in public locations.

North Korea has reported what it refers to as the nation’s very first suspected case of coronavirus.

State news company KCNA said a person who defected to South Korea three years ago last week returned across the demarcation line had Covid-19 signs.

Leader Kim Jong-un held an emergency meeting with leading authorities, imposing a lockdown in the border city of Kaesong.

North Korea, a deceptive state, had previously stated it had no Co

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