Why North Korea's leadership has little to fear from an outbreak of COVID-19

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Why North Korea’s leadership has little to fear from an outbreak of COVID-19

The coronavirus epidemic, even if it gets out of control, would not constitute a major threat to the regime stability

Andrei Lankov April 9, 2020

Why North Korea’s leadership has little to fear from an outbreak of COVID-19

KCNA

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While most of the world appears to be increasingly in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea appears to be the exception, at least for now.

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About the Author

Andrei Lankov

Andrei Lankov is a Director at NK News and writes exclusively for the site as one of the world's leading authorities on North Korea. A graduate of Leningrad State University, he attended Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung University from 1984-5 - an experience you can read about here. In addition to his writing, he is also a Professor at Kookmin University.

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