North Korea claimed there were no positive COVID-19 cases in the country after testing a cumulative total of more than 28,900 people, according to self-reported data in an updated World Health Organization (WHO) report.

Between May 21 and 27, North Korea said it tested 721 people, among which 146 had “influenza-like illness and/or severe acute respiratory infections,” according to the report.

Meanwhile, some 1.7 million AstraZeneca vaccines pledged by the global COVID-19 vaccine initiative COVAX have not reached the country yet as of June 7, according to Gavi, one of the coordinators of the initiative. 

Last month, Gavi cited