Russia’s embassy in North Korea is casting doubt on media claims that the DPRK obtained COVID-19 vaccines from its allies in Moscow.

On Tuesday, Japanese and Russian media organizations reported that Pyongyang bought the vaccine from Moscow, but the Russian Embassy to the DPRK called these claims “questionable.”

To date, North Korea has repeatedly contended that it has zero cases of the novel coronavirus, updating the World Health Organizations with its latest numbers as recently as Dec. 3. North Korea claims that it tested 9,300 people for the virus and recorded thousands of “suspected” cases so far. Meanwhile, the