Kim Jong Un orders North Korea military to 'stabilize' drug supply amid COVID outbreak

Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader

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# 16 May 2022 01:42 (UTC +04:00)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided an emergency politburo meeting and ordered the military be used to stabilize the supply of medicines in Pyongyang as the country battles its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, state media reported on Monday, APA reports citing Reuters.

The country reported 392,920 more people with fever symptoms, with eight new deaths, state news agency KCNA said.

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