North Korea reports unknown fever cases near China border, denies COVID

Authorities have dispatched epidemiological, virology and test experts to the area to investigate the cause of the fever cases while imposing measures to prevent their spread.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un poses for a photo with Korean People's Army medics during a meeting to recognise their contributions in fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 18, 2022.

(photo credit: KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY KCNA VIA REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

AUGUST 25, 2022 10:21

Updated: AUGUST 25, 2022 12:13

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