North Korea, after reporting zero Covid-19 cases, seeks for vaccine

North Korea has requested Gavi, a Switzerland-based group global vaccine alliance, for coronavirus vaccines, according to a Wall Street Journal report. North Korea is part of the alliance and has a deal of 170 million doses from Oxford and AstraZeneca. This comes after Pyongyang said it had no Covid-19 cases in the country. Gavi has not issued a statement confirming or denying the request.

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