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“No Coronavirus Cases In North Korea”: Kim Jong Un

However, the North Korean state media has shied away from such explicit statements in recent months, instead highlighting the importance of prevention efforts.

Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, said was grateful “not a single person” in the North had contracted the coronavirus that has swept the world since emerging in neighbouring China. He was speaking to the audience at a military parade.

The country closed its borders in January to protect itself from the disease and regularly said it had no cases. However, the North Korean state media has shied away from such explicit statements in recent months, instead highlighting the importance of prevention efforts.

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