Tag: covid-19
Sources: N. Korean military chief of staff quarantined, then released
The chief of staff of North Korea’s military, the country’s second-highest military leader, was quarantined and then released from isolation in February, Daily NK...
N. Korea is acquiring face masks via official smuggling operations
North Korea has been acquiring face masks through smuggling operations across the Sino-North Korean border, Daily NK has learned.
“The trade ministry continues to...
Sources: Musan Mine operating at less than half of full capacity
The continued closure of the Sino-North Korean border has led to a near shutdown of Musan Mine, North Korea’s largest iron mine, Daily NK...
N. Korea uses market forces to avoid face mask scarcity
North Korea suffered a brief shortage of face masks in early February but rebounded quickly to provide an abundant supply of masks, Daily NK...
Sources: N. Korea has released some people from quarantine
Daily NK sources in Ryanggang Province have confirmed North Korean state media reports that some of the North Koreans quarantined between Feb. 1 and...
N. Korean officials say that COVID-19 can be beaten in one...
North Korean officials are suggesting that the country can "beat COVID-19" over the next month with exhaustive disease control efforts, Daily NK sources have...
N. Korean officials tell population to use “salt water” to contain...
North Korean officials are telling people in the country to use "salt water” to disinfect their hands and surfaces in their homes and workplaces,...
Sources: Almost 200 soldiers have died from COVID-19
Around 200 North Korean soldiers from several branches of the military have died from symptoms that may have been caused by the novel coronavirus...
N. Korea threatens use of weapons to control border with China
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) recently sent an official complaint to Chinese authorities criticizing their complacency in policing the Sino-North Korean border...
Fearing defections, N. Korean officials intensify surveillance of workers in China
North Korean officials overseeing workers in Chinese factories and North Korean restaurants in China are intensifying their surveillance of the workers to prevent a...
