North Korea stages children’s show about coronavirus rules Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info This has prompted fears of an impending and deadly crisis in the isolated and impoverished nation. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said of the 350,000 people who developed fevers since late April, 162,200 have recovered. Related articles Tesco customers ‘are asking staff to stop scanning their food’ Airport ‘chaos’ as passengers burst into tears with ‘mile-long’ queues It said 18,000 people were newly found with fever symptoms on Thursday alone, and 187,800 people are being isolated for treatment. One of the six people who died was confirmed to have been infected with the Omicron variant, KCNA said, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many of the total illnesses were COVID-19. The announcement comes a day after the country reported its first ever coronavirus case, calling the situation a “major national emergency”. On Thursday, North…