North Korea reports first Covid cases, Kim orders national lockdown

By Agence France-Presse

May 12, 2022 5:12 pm

SEOUL: North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases on Thursday and declared a 'serious emergency,' with leader Kim Jong Un ordering lockdowns across the country.

The nuclear-armed country had never admitted to a case of Covid-19 and the government had imposed a rigid coronavirus blockade of its borders since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

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