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Seoul — North Korea concluded that the first COVID outbreak began when a patient touched an “alien” near the South Korean border, state media reported Friday.
"In early April, an 18-year-old soldier was named Kim, a 5-year-old kindergarten child was named Wi, and it is known that he made contact with aliens on the hills around the barracks and residential areas. "KCNA said.
Ihpo-ri is a region of Kumgan County on the east coast of the country near the border with South Korea. (Report by Choi Soo-Hyan, edited by Leslie Adler)