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North Korea has enlisted the army and deployed 10,000 health workers to trace COVID-19 patients.
Six deaths were reported on Tuesday, with a further 270,000 people showing fever-like symptoms.
Its leader Kim Jong Un is blaming health officials for being "irresponsible" in their handling of the crisis.
Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Seoul, South Korea.
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Six deaths were reported on Tuesday, with a further 270,000 people showing fever-like symptoms.
Its leader Kim Jong Un is blaming health officials for being "irresponsible" in their handling of the crisis.
Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Seoul, South Korea.
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