- North Korea told patients with an unknown fever on Friday they had flu, not coronavirus as initially feared.
- North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un declared a “shining victory” over coronavirus in early August.
- All of these claims, plus the country’s boast of having avoided any COVID cases for around two years after the pandemic’s outbreak, have been met with considerable international skepticism.
North Korea says flu not COVID-19 diagnosed in in locked-down province 26.08.2022
