North Korea claims to be untouched by COVID-19, but smuggling and censorship make that hard to believe
North Korea shares its borders with Asia's two most infected nations: China, which had more than 83,000 confirmed cases and South Korea, who had 10,480 cases and 211 deaths as of Sunday morning.Breaking down the latest news and research to understand how the world is living through an epidemic, this is the ABC's Coronacast podcast.
He said the Government was worried about the potential spread of the virus, but the way it traded with China might have left it exposed. "Cases of illegal smuggling occurred despite the border closure. Because it is difficult to keep track of unofficial smuggling activities during quarantine, the North Korean authority cannot be certain that its strict measures would succeed," Mr Vu, a regular contributor to the Lowy Institute, said."In the United States, hospitals can declare 'presumptive positive cases' while awaiting confirmation from the Centre for Disease Control.
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