The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced a new change to its North Korea sanctions regulations intended to make it easier for humanitarian groups to bring laptops, ambulances, and other aid-related items into the DPRK.
The change -- related to the definition of banned luxury goods under U.S. law -- comes as many experts and officials have expressed alarm about the high likelihood that the COVID-19 pandemic has already spread to North Korea, despite Pyongyang's claims of zero infections.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced a new change to its North Korea sanctions regulations intended to make it easier for humanitarian groups to bring laptops, ambulances, and other aid-related items into the DPRK.
The change -- related to the definition of banned luxury goods under U.S. law -- comes as many experts and officials have expressed alarm about the high likelihood that the COVID-19 pandemic has already spread to North Korea, despite Pyongyang's claims of zero infections.
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