The New York Times examines conflicting reports over the number of deaths from H1N1 in North Korea. Though North Korea's "official new agency, K.C.N.A.," on Wednesday reported nine cases of H1N1 Wednesday, an "aid group [known as] Good Friends, which is based in Seoul but gleans information on North Korea through inside informants, said about 40 people had died in the last month after the H1N1 strain caused a flu outbreak in the North," according to the newspaper. K.C.N.A. did not confirm any deaths in the country from H1N1 (Sang-Hun, 12/9).

In related news, the AP reports North Korea agreed Thursday to accept Tamiflu from South Korea to deal with an outbreak of H1N1. The announcement comes two days after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak offered assistance to help the country deal with the outbreak (Kim, 12/10).

Agence France-Presse: "Unification Minister Hyun In-Taek said the South would send enough for 500,000 patients. 'We'll provide it swiftly, without any conditions,' Hyun told parliament" (12/10).

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