North Korea's Kim Orders Lockdown as First COVID-19 Outbreak Is Confirmed

North Korea's Kim Orders Lockdown as First COVID-19 Outbreak Is Confirmed
North Korea's Kim Orders Lockdown as First COVID-19 Outbreak Is Confirmed
The official Korean Central News Agency said genetic sequencing analysis of samples collected from a group of people on Sunday in Pyongyang had identified the BA.2 strain, also known as the “stealth omicron” for its relative difficulty of detection.

At least one person confirmed to have COVID-19 has died, KCNA said Friday, and around 350,000 people have shown signs of a fever that has "explosively spread nationwide" since late April. About 162,200 of them have been treated so far, but it did not specify how many had tested positive for COVID-19.