COVID-19: North Korea’s death toll rises to 56 amid nationwide lockdown

Human rights in North Korea may take a devastating hit, as Pyongyang introduces new COVID-19 measures to contain an outbreak. The United Nations has warned that the restrictions, which include isolating people, could prevent residents from meeting their basic needs. The nation of 26 million people is already under lockdown, with the virus threatening to crush its unvaccinated and widely malnourished population. Authorities have reported six more deaths, bringing the toll to 56.

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