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Min Chao Choy
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COVID-19 New year, same claims: North Korea says it has zero cases of COVID-19North Korean borders continue to remain on lockdown, with many modes of transit reportedly banned
North Korea continues to claim that it has zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 10, according to new numbers reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a report published on Monday, WHO said that samples continued to be tested at 15 laboratories across North Korea. However, the report did not include concrete counts for the number of people newly tested, placed in quarantine or released from quarantine. North Korea reported that 770 people were tested between Dec. 25 and Dec. 31, but did not provide any updates for the first week of 2021 or beyond. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |