SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever," days after officially confirming its first-ever Covid-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns. North Korea has no Covid vaccines, antiviral treatment drugs or mass-testing capacity. "The spread of malignant disease comes to be a great upheaval in our country," Kim said Saturday. People watch a TV screen showing a news report about the Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Despite the public health crisis, new satellite imagery indicates North Korea has resumed construction at a long-dormant nuclear reactor.

Source: Manila Times May 15, 2022 15:31 UTC