• BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 19: A list of COVID prevention measures are seen on a sign at a security check outside a fenced area next to the National Stadium, also known as the Bird"u2019s Nest, that will be part of the closed loop "u2018bubble"u2019 for visitors and locals taking part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, at the Olympic Park on January 19, 2022 in Beijing, China. Foreign and local athletes, officials, journalists, and support workers for the Winter Olympics are required to stay in a bubble to prevent the spread of coronavirus as China continues to maintain its zero COIVD policy. The games are set to open on February 4th. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 19: Support workers are seen on a bus as inside an area that is part of the closed loop "u2018bubble"u2019 for visitors and locals taking part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, at the Olympic Park on January 19, 2022 in Beijing, China. Foreign and local athletes, officials, journalists, and support workers for the Winter Olympics are required to stay in a bubble to prevent the spread of coronavirus as China continues to maintain its zero COIVD policy. The games are set to open on February 4th. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 19: Members of the People"u2019s Armed Police walk outside a fenced area next to the National Stadium, also known as the Bird"u2019s Nest, that will be part of the closed loop "u2018bubble"u2019 for visitors and locals taking part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, at the Olympic Park on January 19, 2022 in Beijing, China. Foreign and local athletes, officials, journalists, and support workers for the Winter Olympics are required to stay in a bubble to prevent the spread of coronavirus as China continues to maintain its zero COIVD policy. The games are set to open on February 4th. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 19: A girl recites for a video taken by her mother as she stands in front of mascots Bing Dwen Dwen, left, and Shuey Rhon Rhon just outside the closed loop "u2018bubble"u2019 for visitors and locals taking part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, at the Olympic Park on January 19, 2022 in Beijing, China. Foreign and local athletes, officials, journalists, and support workers for the Winter Olympics are required to stay in a bubble to prevent the spread of coronavirus as China continues to maintain its zero COIVD policy. The games are set to open on February 4th. (Photo by Kevin Frayer / Getty Images)
  • BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL - JANUARY 18: A man wearing a face mask walks through downtown on January 18, 2022 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The omicron variant has caused a spike in COVID-19 infections in Brazil with an average of 75,000 new daily cases. (Photo by Pedro Vilela / Getty Images)
  • BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL - JANUARY 18: People walk wearing facemasks through downtown on January 18, 2022 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The omicron variant has caused a spike in COVID-19 infections in Brazil with an average of 75,000 new daily cases. (Photo by Pedro Vilela / Getty Images)
  • BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL - JANUARY 18: Matheus Goncalves Castro receives a dose of Pfizer vaccine as part of the COVID-19 immunization campaign on January 18, 2022 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. As COVID-19 cases spike due to the Omicron variant in the last week, state governments have decided to start vaccinating children between the ages of 5 and 11. (Photo by Pedro Vilela / Getty Images)
  • BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL - JANUARY 18: A child under 12 years old receives a dose of Pfizer vaccine as part of the COVID-19 immunization campaign on January 18, 2022 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. As COVID-19 cases spike due to the Omicron variant in the last week, state governments have decided to start vaccinating children between the ages of 5 and 11. (Photo by Pedro Vilela / Getty Images)
  • BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL - JANUARY 18: A child under 12 years old receives a dose of Pfizer vaccine as part of the COVID-19 immunization campaign on January 18, 2022 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. As COVID-19 cases spike due to the Omicron variant in the last week, state governments have decided to start vaccinating children between the ages of 5 and 11. (Photo by Pedro Vilela / Getty Images)

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Test blog: North Korea reports first Covid death as 'fever spreads explosively'

Country has imposed nationwide lockdown after previously reporting no confirmed cases

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May 13, 2022

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Latest developments on Friday:

  • North Korea reports first Covid death
  • US surpasses 'staggering' 1 million Covid-19 deaths
  • WHO estimates nearly 15 million deaths associated with Covid-19

At least one Covid-19 patient in North Korea has died as a “fever” spread “explosively” with hundreds of thousands showing symptoms, state media said on Friday. The country imposed a nationwide lockdown on Thursday. It had previously reported no confirmed cases since the pandemic began. It could lead to thousands of deaths in one of only two countries in the world without a Covid vaccination campaign.

The US on Thursday marked a once unimaginable milestone: one million deaths from Covid-19. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden paid tribute to those who had died since the US recorded its first death from the coronavirus in early 2020, saying each life represented an “irreplaceable loss".

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