May 18, 2022 As suspected COVID spread continues in North Korea, WHO frets over missing data North Korea announced hundreds of thousands of new cases of fever on Wednesday. The country said that a million residents have already recovered from what outside experts believe are cases of COVID-19.
May 17, 2022 North Korea may stage ICBM test launch as Biden prepares for Asia trip, source says Korea may test launch an intercontinental ballistic missile this week as President Biden is preparing to travel to South Korea and Japan.
May 17, 2022 US, Japan prepping statement to ‘deter’ China action in Indo-Pacific region: report U.S. and Japanese leaders are reportedly preparing a statement that pledges the nations will come together to "deter" China's action in the Indo-Pacific region.
May 16, 2022 Kim Jong Un slams North Korean officials over COVID-19 response North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un criticized officials over slow delivery times for medicine, and instructed military personnel to aid in pandemic response as the coronavirus has infected 1.2 million people with fever and killed 50 in just days.
May 15, 2022 North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths North Korea has confirmed 15 more coronavirus-related deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fevers amid the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.
May 13, 2022 North Korea reports 21 new deaths amid efforts to mitigate COVID-19 North Korea reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms on Saturday as the country looks to slow the spread of COVID.
May 13, 2022 North Korea reports first COVID death after country implements lockdown More than 187,000 people are currently quarantined, and North Korean state media said one of the six people who died was infected by the omicron variant.
May 13, 2022 South Korea plans to send vaccines to coronavirus-stricken North Korea South Korea’s president said Friday the country would supply North Korea with coronavirus vaccines, according to reports.
May 12, 2022 North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan ahead of Biden Seoul visit: South Korea North Korea on Thursday fired three ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in a launch that "highlights the destabilizing impact of the DPRK’s illicit weapons program," the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says.
May 12, 2022 North Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak, imposes nationwide lockdown North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control his country's first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic.