North Korean state media reports first official COVID-19 deaths as outbreak spreads
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North Korean state media reports first official COVID-19 deaths as outbreak spreads

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North Korean state media has reported the country's first official COVID-19 deaths, with six people dying amid an "explosive" spread of illness. Key points: More than 350,000 people have reportedly been treated for fever About 18,000 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Thursday One of the six people who died was confirmed to have been infected with the omicron variant The reports on Friday came a day after North Korea confirmed an outbreak for the first time since the pandemic began, triggering a nationwide lockdown. That means the outbreak could cause "a serious situation" because North Korea lacks medical equipment and medicine to treat virus patients and many of its people are not well-nourished, Dr Kim said. North Korea would also likely stress lockdowns, although the experience of China's "zero-COVID" policy suggested that approach did not work against the fast-moving Omicron variant, said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Seoul's Ewha Womans University.

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