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COVID-19 may have knocked North Korea off the front pages in Seoul, but for many ruling party politicians, inter-Korean issues remain top of mind even amid what has become a global pandemic.  

In early February, when it looked as if South Korea had the infection under control, the ruling Minjoo Party issued a statement calling for the government to offer material support including test kits, hand sanitizer, and face masks to North Korea (becoming the genesis of a popular right-wing conspiracy theory