Daily NK in the News (March 2020)

March 2020: International News Citation Highlights

WASHINGTON POST

Mar. 4: With coronavirus, North Korea’s isolation is a possible buffer but also a worry

THE HILL

Mar. 8: US walks tightrope as coronavirus hits adversaries

WIRED

Mar. 2: Dictatorships are making the coronavirus outbreak worse

NEWSWEEK

Mar. 9: North Korea claims it has no coronavirus cases as South Korean media reports more than 100 soldier deaths

FOX NEWS

Mar. 18: Kim Jong Un orders workers to build new hospital as North Korea continues to claim no coronavirus cases

THE KOREA TIMES

Mar. 11: Questions mount over ‘corona-free North Korea’

WIRED KOREA

Mar. 10: How is North Korea Handling Coronavirus?

THE NATIONAL INTEREST

Mar. 7: Real maximum pressure: What happens if coronavirus spreads fast in North Korea?

THE TELEGRAPH

Mar. 3: China urges sanctions relief as North Korea suffers ‘negatively’ from coronavirus

DEUTSCHE WELLE

Mar. 3: Is North Korea hiding a coronavirus outbreak?

THE DAILY BEAST

Mar. 12: Kim Jong Un Responds to Coronavirus With… Missile Launches

38 NORTH 

Mar. 13: North Korean government buys face masks via official smuggling channels

Mar. 27: The North Korean Economy: Coronavirus Measures Causing Economic Anxiety

AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS

Mar. 11: 180 North Korean soldiers have died from coronavirus, report says

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Mar. 11: North Korea still saying it has no coronavirus cases

THE DIPLOMAT

Mar. 6: Coronavirus: The Economic Costs for North Korea

THE AGE

Mar. 21: North Korea is building a new hospital. It won’t help against COVID-19

END – March 2020 International News Citation Highlights