North Korea reports suspected Covid cases at China border


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CNN — Two weeks after North Korea declared victory over the coronavirus, the country has reported four suspected cases in a province near its border with China. The area where the suspected cases were found was “immediately sealed off,” state news agency KCNA reported Tuesday. Citing the country’s State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters, KCNA said there were four fever cases suspected of being infected with a malicious epidemic at a unit in Ryanggang Province on Aug. 23. North Korea has limited testing capabilities and refers to suspected Covid infections as “fever cases.” It acknowledged its first confirmed cases of Covid-19...