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SEOUL—North Korea, battling its first major Covid-19 outbreak, has reached out for help to its closest ally, China, while ignoring offers of vaccines from South Korea. Three North Korean cargo planes flew to the Chinese city of Shenyang on Monday, returning the same day carrying basic medical supplies, according to diplomats familiar with the flights. China is willing to support North Korea and strengthen cooperation for epidemic prevention, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said earlier this week, while declining to discuss any specific assistance. On Wednesday, North Korea said 232,880 more people had reported fever symptoms the previous day...
