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Did North Korea Stop Covid Containment China Goods' Import? Data Shows...
North Korea abruptly stopped importing COVID-19 prevention and control products from China in May, trade data released by Beijing showed, after the country bought face masks and ventilators from its neighbour in previous months.
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North Korea Lifts Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Covid Situation: Report
North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of Covid-19 outbreak weeks ago.
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Chinese Province Neighbouring N Korea Reports Covid Cases
Border areas in China's northeastern province of Jilin, which shares a long frontier with coronavirus-hit North Korea, reported domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections of unknown origin, a Chinese health official said on Friday.
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US' Aid Offer To Covid-Stricken North Korea "Got No Response": Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever".
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North Korea's Covid Conundrum: Managing Without Vaccines, Mass-Testing
North Korea on Monday reported eight more deaths from "fever" after recently announcing its first Covid cases, with the military deployed to resolve "supply of medicines" issues.
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North Korea's Explosive Covid Outbreak: 820,620 Cases In 3 Days
North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever" after the country recently announced its first-ever cases of Covid-19 and ordered nationwide lockdowns.
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World Health Organisation To Send COVID-19 Aid To North Korea
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is sending COVID-19 aid for North Korea through China's border port of Dalian, despite few signs North Korea has eased strict border lockdowns to keep the virus out.
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Give To Countries In "Greater Need": North Korea Rejects Covid Vaccines
North Korea has rejected around three million doses of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, suggesting they should be given to countries in greater need, Unicef said Thursday.
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China Gave Experimental Covid Vaccine To North Korea's Kim Jong Un: US Analyst
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a US analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says No Coronavirus Cases In His Country
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the audience at a military parade Saturday that he was grateful "not a single person" in the North had contracted the coronavirus that has swept the world since emerging in neighbouring China.
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Missiles And Masks: North Koreans Prepare Military Parade Despite Coronavirus Concern
North Koreans wearing medical masks have gathered in the capital of Pyongyang, state media reported this week, ahead of what is expected to be a big military parade on Saturday, possibly featuring the country's latest ballistic missiles.
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North Korea Issues Shoot-To-Kill Orders To Prevent Coronavirus, Says US
North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus entering the country from China, according to the commander of US forces in the South.
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North Korea Prevented Coronavirus From Making Inroads, Says Kim Jong-Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers Party the North had stopped the novel coronavirus from making inroads in the country, state news agency KCNA said on Friday.
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North Korean Lecturers Say There Are Confirmed Coronavirus Cases: Report
North Korean authorities told citizens in public lectures that there were confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country as early as the end of March, in contrast to official Pyongyang claims that it has not had any confirmed cases, Radio Free Asia reported on late Friday.
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Low-Key Celebrations For North Korea's Founder Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
North Korea marked the anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung in subdued fashion Wednesday, with mask-wearing citizens placing flowers before his statue in Pyongyang as the country imposes strict anti-coronavirus measures.
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Did North Korea Stop Covid Containment China Goods' Import? Data Shows...
North Korea abruptly stopped importing COVID-19 prevention and control products from China in May, trade data released by Beijing showed, after the country bought face masks and ventilators from its neighbour in previous months.
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North Korea Lifts Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Covid Situation: Report
North Korea has lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital Pyongyang after its first admission of Covid-19 outbreak weeks ago.
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Chinese Province Neighbouring N Korea Reports Covid Cases
Border areas in China's northeastern province of Jilin, which shares a long frontier with coronavirus-hit North Korea, reported domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections of unknown origin, a Chinese health official said on Friday.
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US' Aid Offer To Covid-Stricken North Korea "Got No Response": Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever".
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North Korea's Covid Conundrum: Managing Without Vaccines, Mass-Testing
North Korea on Monday reported eight more deaths from "fever" after recently announcing its first Covid cases, with the military deployed to resolve "supply of medicines" issues.
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North Korea's Explosive Covid Outbreak: 820,620 Cases In 3 Days
North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever" after the country recently announced its first-ever cases of Covid-19 and ordered nationwide lockdowns.
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World Health Organisation To Send COVID-19 Aid To North Korea
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is sending COVID-19 aid for North Korea through China's border port of Dalian, despite few signs North Korea has eased strict border lockdowns to keep the virus out.
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Give To Countries In "Greater Need": North Korea Rejects Covid Vaccines
North Korea has rejected around three million doses of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, suggesting they should be given to countries in greater need, Unicef said Thursday.
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China Gave Experimental Covid Vaccine To North Korea's Kim Jong Un: US Analyst
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a US analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says No Coronavirus Cases In His Country
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the audience at a military parade Saturday that he was grateful "not a single person" in the North had contracted the coronavirus that has swept the world since emerging in neighbouring China.
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Missiles And Masks: North Koreans Prepare Military Parade Despite Coronavirus Concern
North Koreans wearing medical masks have gathered in the capital of Pyongyang, state media reported this week, ahead of what is expected to be a big military parade on Saturday, possibly featuring the country's latest ballistic missiles.
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North Korea Issues Shoot-To-Kill Orders To Prevent Coronavirus, Says US
North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus entering the country from China, according to the commander of US forces in the South.
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North Korea Prevented Coronavirus From Making Inroads, Says Kim Jong-Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers Party the North had stopped the novel coronavirus from making inroads in the country, state news agency KCNA said on Friday.
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North Korean Lecturers Say There Are Confirmed Coronavirus Cases: Report
North Korean authorities told citizens in public lectures that there were confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country as early as the end of March, in contrast to official Pyongyang claims that it has not had any confirmed cases, Radio Free Asia reported on late Friday.
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Low-Key Celebrations For North Korea's Founder Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
North Korea marked the anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung in subdued fashion Wednesday, with mask-wearing citizens placing flowers before his statue in Pyongyang as the country imposes strict anti-coronavirus measures.
