The situation surrounding COVID-19 in North Korea is likely "not good," South Korea's Prime Minister said Friday, while reporting that Pyongyang is yet to request formal help from Seoul in stemming a potential outbreak of the virus within its territory.
Speaking to international media at the Seoul Foreign Correspondent's Club (SFCC), Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun appeared to question the North's long-standing insistence that it remains free from the virus.
The situation surrounding COVID-19 in North Korea is likely "not good," South Korea's Prime Minister said Friday, while reporting that Pyongyang is yet to request formal help from Seoul in stemming a potential outbreak of the virus within its territory.
Speaking to international media at the Seoul Foreign Correspondent's Club (SFCC), Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun appeared to question the North's long-standing insistence that it remains free from the virus.
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