<span style="color: #222222;">North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid cases sweeps through the country.<br />''<br />''The state media said, more than a million people have now been sickened by what Pyongyang is calling a fever.&nbsp; Some 50 people have died, but it's unclear how many of those suspected cases tested positive for Covid.<br />''<br />''North Korea has only limited testing capacity, so few cases are confirmed.<br />''<br />''North Koreans are likely to be especially vulnerable to the virus due to a lack of vaccinations and a poor healthcare system. A nationwide lockdown is in place in the reclusive country.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 16, 2022 12:02 PM
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un orders army to help distribute medicine amid COVID-19 crisis