SICKENING SCENARIO This May 15, 2022 photo released by state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday, May 16, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (foreground) inspecting a pharmacy in the capital Pyongyang. KCNA PHOTO VIA AFP
SICKENING SCENARIO This May 15, 2022 photo released by state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday, May 16, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (foreground) inspecting a pharmacy in the capital Pyongyang. KCNA PHOTO VIA AFP

SEOUL: Kim Jong Un blasted North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicines, state media reported on Monday, as the East Asian country said 50 people had died since first reporting an outbreak of Covid-19.

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