Travel industry insiders expressed deep skepticism on Tuesday about reports that China-North Korea tours are going to resume soon, citing ongoing COVID-19 concerns in the two countries.

The doubts follow Daily NK claims that the two countries agreed to resume an international rail service next month and are talking about North Korea welcoming tourists with health certificates from China.

Renewed DPRK-PRC tourism would be significant if it recommences soon. This is because North Korea was the first country in the world to shut its borders and has historically taken an extremely stringent approach to border control during pandemics.

However, a