THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED This May 17, 2022 photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 18 shows a nearly empty road in Pyongyang, where blockade measures are being taken to curb the spread of Covid-19 there. KCNA PHOTO VIA AFP
SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more suspected Covid-19 cases as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million, a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak and scrambled to slow infections in its unvaccinated population.