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North Korea acknowledges COVID-19 case for first time

By Elizabeth Faddis
Published May 12, 2022 2:01am ET
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North Korea acknowledges COVID-19 case for first time
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea on April25, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. | (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea acknowledged for the first time a COVID-19 infection within the hermit nation’s borders.

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