North Korea reports 61,730 more people with fever amid COVID-19 outbreak—KCNA

North Korea reports 61,730 more people with fever amid COVID-19 outbreak—KCNA

Volunteers carry out disinfection work during an anti-virus campaign in Pyongyang, North Korea in this image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 4, 2020. KCNA via REUTERS

SEOUL — North Korea reported 61,730 more people with fever symptoms amid its first-ever coronavirus outbreak, North Korean state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

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