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North Korea tests 667 more people for COVID, reports no positive cases
The DPRK has now tested 40,700 people in total, as Kim Jong Un demands 'flawlessness' in anti-epidemic measures
Total tested for COVID-19 in North Korea exceeds 40,000
DPRK has yet to report a single case as it stresses ‘even a tiny failure is not tolerable’ in epidemic prevention
North Korea reports no COVID cases as total tested nears 40,000
Release of latest data follows mask-free military parade, amid apparent confidence in pandemic measures
North Korea blames US anti-DPRK rhetoric for preventing return to dialogue
State media commentary accuses US of ‘double-dealing’ for criticizing its missile test but not South Korea’s
North Korea self-reports it’s still COVID-free after declining Sinovac vaccines
World Health Organization says DPRK tested 683 more people as Kim Jong Un stresses tighter epidemic prevention
North Korea reports no COVID cases after testing 665 more people
State media continues to emphasize ‘epidemic prevention campaign’ as Pyongyang defends its border lockdown
North Korea says it’s still COVID-19 free, develops new testing equipment
New reported technology comes as WHO says total tested in DPRK exceeds 36,000
DPRK-China trade inches up in July, but experts say normalization still far off
Overall trade volume remains a fraction of pre-pandemic levels, despite jump in exports to PRC
Germany wins sanctions exemption to send COVID test equipment to North Korea
UN grants 9-month window for ‘export of medical equipment for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in the DPRK’
North Korea reports no COVID cases amid rumblings of humanitarian aid
DPRK tells WHO it tested 693 people as UNICEF renews sanctions exemption for medical assistance
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