COVID-19
News and analysis about COVID-19 in and around North Korea
Coronavirus prevention a matter of “national survival,” North Korean media says
Rodong Sinmun report comes as DPRK imposes one-month quarantine on foreigners visiting from China
North Korea imposes one-month quarantine on foreign visitors from China
News comes as DPRK state media reports "high-intensity" steps to fight coronavirus spread
North Korea taking “high-intensity” steps to fight coronavirus spread: Rodong
Quarantines now set up at DPRK's borders, ports, and airports, Rodong Sinmun says
Roughly a thousand North Korean workers remain in Russia, despite UN ban: MFA
"Limited" transport options responsible for delay, spokesperson Maria Zakharova says
Multiple flights between North Korea and China canceled amid coronavirus scare
Route to Vladivostok not affected, however, according to the Russian embassy in Pyongyang
N. Korea drastically restricts travel to China in bid to stem coronavirus spread
Local embassies informed that they are "completely forbidden" from going to China, NK News has learned
North Korea working with WHO to prevent potential coronavirus outbreak: official
DPRK health ministry on Tuesday issued alert over virus symptoms, spread in China and Asian region
Tourism to North Korea suspended amid China coronavirus concerns: operator
Measures appear similar to extensive restrictions imposed during 2014 Ebola outbreak
