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The area where the suspected cases were found was “immediately locked down,” state news agency KCNA reported Tuesday. Citing the country’s State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters, KCNA said four “fever cases suspected of being infected with malignant epidemic occurred at a unit in Ryanggang province on August 23.” It acknowledged its first confirmed cases of Covid-19 in May, when it reported what it referred to as an “explosive” outbreak and a “major national emergency”. However, many experts — including those at the World Health Organization — have cast doubts on its claims. One source of skepticism is its death rate,...
