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While North Korea denied Covid-19 cases, the virus was widespread and barely treated, report says
For the first time since the global outbreak of Covid-19, researchers claim to have pierced North Korea’s ironclad information blockade to reveal how some ordinary citizens endured the pandemic.
North Korea opens massive beach resort, will welcome Russian tourists
North Korea opened a massive beach resort on its east coast to the public, state-run media reported Wednesday, with Russian ...
North Koreans swim and play at a beach resort touted as a boost for tourism
North Koreans are swimming and playing at a new beach resort that the country is touting as a boost for tourism.
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North Korea claims miraculous win over coronavirus, says Kim suffered a fever - The Washington Post
SEOUL — North Korea, which has one of the poorest health-care infrastructures in the world, now claims it has done what few other countries have accomplished: eradicate the coronavirus. For days ...
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COVID-19 erupted in N. Korea more than 2 yrs before its acknowledgment in 2022: report
The COVID-19 pandemic raged in North Korea for more than two years before Pyongyang officially acknowledged the spread of the virus in the country in 2022, a think tank report said Tuesday, debunking ...
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North Korea: Covid-19 Used as Pretext to Seal Border
In May 2022, North Korea, for the first time, officially recognized a confirmed Covid-19 outbreak. In August, Kim Jong Un “ declared victory ” over the outbreak, and in September, Kim ordered ...
North Korea will open its biggest tour site next week, though it still largely blocks foreigners
North Korea next week will open a signature coastal tourist site that it says will usher in a new era in its tourism industry ...
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North Korea Declares Victory Against Covid-19 Pandemic With Just 74 Deaths - Gizmodo
North Korea declared victory against covid-19 this week, claiming the isolated country eradicated the virus and heavily implying dictator Kim Jong Un had contracted the disease but recovered (he ...
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North Korea to partially reopen doors to tourism for 1st time since COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON -- North Korea is set to partially reopen its doors to tourism later this year after being closed off since January 2020 at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a ...
North Korean operative reveals the inner workings of the IT scam infiltrating the Fortune 500—‘They had no idea that we were from North Korea’
Thousands of IT workers are trapped inside a global operation that funds North Korea’s weapons program, but one managed to ...
Kim Jong Un takes major step to boost economy: North Korea opens beach resort which accommodates 20,000 people
North Korea has opened the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area, which can host nearly 20,000 visitors. The resort is expected ...