COVID-19
News and analysis about COVID-19 in and around North Korea
NGO granted permission to bring South Korean medical equipment into North
SAM Care International set to bring goods worth $179,673 into DPRK, letter reveals
Amid coronavirus concerns, North Korea rejects UK charter flight request
Flight would have helped provide supplies to stranded foreign residents, get some expats out
Echoing Kim Jong Un, North Korean lawmakers scale symbolic Mount Paektu
Mask-clad DPRK officials tour revolutionary sites, hail "epoch-making" visit by leader last year
IFRC wins sanctions exemption for North Korea coronavirus prevention work
Red Cross to send 10,000 test kits, 10,000 pairs of gloves, and 4,000 masks to DPRK, letter shows
North Korea calls off upcoming Pyongyang marathon amid coronavirus fears
Annual event was set to go ahead on April 12
Amid North Korea coronavirus shutdown, ambassador says diplomatic work on hold
DPRK has been "completely isolated," Russia's top in-country diplomat writes
Why the DPRK’s subpar healthcare system may be its biggest threat to the region
North Korean unpreparedness to deal with a pandemic could undermine regime rule and create internal instability
Series of annual North Korean trade fairs set to kick off in April
Chongjin international trade fair in April and main Pyongyang expo in May scheduled barring coronavirus travel bans
North Korea, WHO to meet in Geneva to discuss coronavirus prevention
North Korea also asked for medical supplies and personal protective equipment, says UNICEF
North Korea’s mass games to return this year, tour company says
Title and date of upcoming performance still unclear, however
