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SEOUL (Reuters) -Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered North Korea's military to stabilise distribution of COVID-19 medicine in the capital, Pyongyang, in the battle against the country's first confirmed outbreak of the disease, state media said. Last week brought the North's first acknowledgment of an "explosive" outbreak, with experts warning it could devastate a country with … [Read more...] about N.Korea’s Kim orders military to stabilise supply of COVID drugs

Kyodo News Seoul, South Korea   ● Tue, May 17, 2022 2022-05-17 10:45 0 e16ff64e7ecc29b417414912230d456b 2 Asia and Pacific Korea,North-Korea,COVID-19,kim-jong-un,Yoon-Seok-youl,presidency,vaccination Free South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday reiterated a willingness to support North Korea with necessary medical supplies and medicines to … [Read more...] about Yoon repeats South Korea’s readiness to support North’s COVID-19 fight

“WHEN the Qing army is surrounding the fortress, how come you are trying to kill one another within?” The king is scolding his courtiers in exasperation as they call for punishing opponents in their argument over whether to make peace with the enemy and save their country or fight to the end and die gloriously. At a moment when their fate hangs by a thread, the court is … [Read more...] about Peace through dialogue

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a sweeping coronavirus wave, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. The isolated country is grappling with its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak, which it confirmed last week, fuelling concerns over a … [Read more...] about N.Korea mobilises army, steps up tracing amid COVID wave

A North Korean public health video on the coronavirus has found support online in China, with commenters applauding its "scientific approach" and absence of scaremongering. The 2½-minute video about the Omicron variant was posted on microblogging site Weibo and video platform Xigua on Sunday amid China's continued efforts to try to stamp out outbreaks with its dynamic … [Read more...] about ‘Scientific’ North Korean Omicron video wins fans in zero-Covid China