North Korean state media has quietly dropped its claim that the COVID-19 novel coronavirus has not infected a single person within the country.
The last time the DPRK claimed to be virus-free was more than three weeks ago, on July 30. Before that, several state media organizations, including the domestically-circulated Rodong Sinmun newspaper, routinely underscored that the country had not encountered COVID-19.
North Korean state media has quietly dropped its claim that the COVID-19 novel coronavirus has not infected a single person within the country.
The last time the DPRK claimed to be virus-free was more than three weeks ago, on July 30. Before that, several state media organizations, including the domestically-circulated Rodong Sinmun newspaper, routinely underscored that the country had not encountered COVID-19.
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