Coronavirus: nearly 200 North Korea soldiers ‘die from outbreak government refuses to acknowledge’

Coronavirus: nearly 200 North Korea soldiers ‘die from outbreak government refuses to acknowledge’ | South China Morning Post

Pyongyang’s official stance remains that the North is free of the virus, with the cloistered nation stubbornly resisting calls for greater transparency

But South Korean media outlets report that hundreds have died in the secretive state, with many thousands more in quarantine

Hundreds of North Korean soldiers have reportedly died from the coronavirus – and thousands of others are being quarantined. But the secretive nation's leaders are sticking to the official narrative that the global epidemic has not reached them.

According to Daily NK, a South Korean news organisation, the Covid-19 virus killed 180 North Korean soldiers in January and February and has sent another 3,700 into quarantine. And according to South Korea's government-backed Yonhap News Agency, almost 10,000 people have been quarantined over coronavirus fears, but nearly 4,000 have been released since they did not present symptoms.
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This is what life under totalitarianism is like.

Re: Coronavirus: nearly 200 North Korea soldiers ‘die from outbreak government refuses to acknowle

According to Daily NK, a South Korean news organisation, the Covid-19 virus killed 180 North Korean soldiers in January and February and has sent another 3,700 into quarantine.

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Daily NK is an online newspaper funded partly by the CIA, which is using the outlet for a smear campaign against the communist country. North Korea was the first country to close the border to Chinese travellers in January, when there were some signs of a major outbreak in Wuhan. As a result, there is no confirmed case in North Korea. Being a hermit state is an advantage in this situation. North Korea further quarantined 3,650 people who have travelled overseas in recent months along with foreigners who may carry the virus as a precaution.