N.Korea blames South for COVID-19 outbreak

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith
Updated August 11 2022 - 12:43pm, first published 12:40pm
Homegrown medicines and the socialist system have helped beat COVID-19, North Korean officials say. (AP PHOTO)
Homegrown medicines and the socialist system have helped beat COVID-19, North Korean officials say. (AP PHOTO)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared victory in the battle against COVID-19, with the leader's sister revealing he had suffered from fever and vowing "deadly retaliation" against South Korea which it blames for causing the outbreak.

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