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Coverage dated October 6, 2021

WHO shipping COVID medical supplies to North Korea even as country insists it has 0 cases

Headline from Newsweek

An epidemic in North Korea could be devastating because of its poor health care system and chronic lack of medical supplies, experts say.

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  1. Newsweek

    WHO shipping COVID medical supplies to North Korea even as country insists it has 0 cases (opens Newsweek)

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    An epidemic in North Korea could be devastating because of its poor health care system and chronic lack of medical supplies, experts say.

  2. Al Jazeera

    WHO to ship COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Move is a possible sign that North Korea is easing one of the world’s strictest pandemic border closures.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    WHO working to get COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The World Health Organization is working to ship COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea, a possible sign the North is easing one of the world’s strictest pandemic border closures to

  4. Los Angeles Times

    WHO starts shipping COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The dispatch of medical supplies to North Korea is a possible sign that the country is easing its COVID-19 border closures to receive much-needed aid.

  5. MyNorthwest

    WHO starts shipping COVID-19 medical supplies to N. Korea (opens MyNorthwest)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The World Health Organization has started shipping COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea, a possible sign that the North

  6. The Buffalo News

    The Latest: WHO ships COVID-19 medical supplies to N. Korea (opens The Buffalo News)

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    SEOUL, South Korea — The World Health Organization has started shipping COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea, a possible sign that the North is easing one of the world’s strictest

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Coronavirus digest: WHO sending COVID aid to North Korea | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The World Health Organization says it's trying to ship essential COVID-19 medical supplies to North Korea. Meanwhile, Australia's largest city is set to emerge from a 106-day lockdown next week. Follow DW for the latest.

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