North Korea Declares Victory Over COVID

Tiffany Meier
By Tiffany Meier
August 11, 2022China in Focus
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over COVID-19, as his sister hinted that he too had caught the virus.

Kim blamed South Korea for causing the outbreak and vowed “deadly retaliation” in a speech on Wednesday.

He ordered the lifting of maximum COVID restrictions that have been in place since May.

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