Coronavirus: North Korea's Kim Jong-un accuses officials of 'immaturity' and 'slackness' after jump in suspected Covid cases | South China Morning Post

North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong-un accused officials of "immaturity" and "slackness" in handling the escalating Covid-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation. The country's antivirus headquarters said 62 people have died and more than 1.7 million have fallen ill amid a rapid spread of fever since late April. It said more than a million people recovered but at least 691,170 remain in quarantine. Outside experts say most of the illnesses would be Covid-19, although North Korea has been able to confirm only a small number of Covid-19…