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Ryu Yong Chol, an official at North Korea's state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, speaks during a daily coronavirus program on state-run television KRT, in this still image obtained from KRT footage released on May 20, 2022. REUTERS TV/KRT via REUTERS
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North Korea's Dr Fauci? Health official emerges as face of Covid campaign

The little-known official, Ryu Yong Chol, has become the public face of the isolated country's battle against the epidemic, the equivalent of US Covid-19 czar Dr Anthony Fauci or the director...

Workers in protective suit spray disinfectant at a community, during the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shanghai, China, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Shanghai detects new infections after five days of 'zero Covid'

Volunteers carry out temperature screening 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/File Photo
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North Korea hails 'good results' on Covid as fever cases pass 2 million

Medical staff members check the temperature of people as they enter at Capital Airport, following an outbreak of Covid-19, in Beijing, China, 5 November, 2020. Photo: Reuters
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China relaxes some Covid test rules for US, other travellers

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China Junshi's potential Covid drug shows promise in small trial

A woman wearing protective mask walks at a sidewalk near business district in Jakarta, Indonesia March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Files
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Indonesia to drop outdoor mask mandate as Covid-19 infections drop

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presides over a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, May 17, 2022, in this photo released May 18, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS
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N Korean leader slams officials' 'immaturity' in response to Covid outbreak

North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants -WHO
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North Korea Covid outbreak is 'worrying' for new variants -WHO

People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in North Korea, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea on 17 May 2022. Photo: Reuters.
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N Korea Covid outbreak could have 'devastating' impact on human rights, UN says

Two women hug at a closed street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Shanghai achieves 'zero Covid' status but normal life is weeks away

People wearing protective face masks commute amid concerns over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pyongyang, North Korea March 30, 2020, in this photo released by Kyodo. Picture taken March 30, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
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N Korea mobilises army, steps up tracing amid Covid wave

Customers wait in front of a restaurant in Beijing, China April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Files
China

China's economy skids as lockdowns hit factories, retailers

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
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Shanghai aims for return to normal life from 1 June