COVID-19
News and analysis about COVID-19 in and around North Korea
‘Rising’ illness in North Korea triggers 5-day lockdown in capital
Notice says residents must stay in homes, submit to temperature checks in first citywide lockdown in eight months
Panic-buying reported in Pyongyang amid rumors of new lockdown order
Source in capital also reports more temperature checks at stores, though officials have not announced new virus controls
North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery
Compounds resemble known isolation ward and point to efforts to isolate patients long before DPRK’s first outbreak
North Korea’s big year ahead: Will the country emerge from its COVID isolation?
In second of two-part series, NK Pro reporters share predictions about inter-Korean ties, trade, human rights and more
EXCLUSIVE: Photos reveal North Korean COVID ‘isolation ward’ on Russia border
Signs, fencing and other evidence point to preparations to relax border controls for small numbers of people to enter
China rolls back virus controls, providing hope for North Korea aid work
Experts say rules a positive step for DPRK refugees and aid groups in China, though border controls likely to stay
Lively beach culture of North Korea’s ‘steel city’ revealed in satellite images
Chongjin locals covered coast in makeshift tents as beaches opened for first time in three years, imagery shows
North Korea announces new nationwide mask mandate weeks after COVID ‘victory’
Mandatory masking to restart Saturday in effort to fight ‘flu and infectious diseases' during cold weather months
North Korea slams ‘provocative’ US-ROK criticism of new nuclear law at UN
DPRK ambassador denounces US for seeking ‘hegemonic, unipolar order,’ while South Korea says Pyongyang’s nukes unlawful
North Korea keeps aid groups in the dark about its COVID vaccine campaign
Gavi and UNICEF say they have yet to receive requests for doses since DPRK suddenly announced it will start jabs
