North Corea

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North caree hasn't really been giving very robust numbers on how many there are. It's possible that they are just using temperature as a proxy for the virus. Tuberculosis is still a huge problem in the country, as is mou nutrition. And so what options does north corea now have? Do you think? Can it get a vaccination program up to speed or will it change tack and accept help from others?

North Korea’s zero-covid strategy appears to have failed. The country has officially acknowledged 162 cases; the true number is probably orders of magnitude more. The country’s health-care system is inadequate, and pre-existing conditions such as tuberculosis and malnutrition are rampant. With elections impending in Turkey, politicians have begun competing with each other to scapegoat refugees. And why girls outperform boys in the Arab world’s schools.