Russia's ambassador to North Korea said he has no reason to doubt Pyongyang's repeated insistence of there being no detected cases of novel coronavirus yet, a wide-ranging interview published on Wednesday showed.
Speaking with Russian news agency Interfax, ambassador Alexander Matsegora said that while one fellow European diplomat in the DPRK capital "doubted" Pyongyang's claims to be COVID-19 free, he believed that North Korea's "resolute and strict" steps have prevented the spread of the virus.
Russia's ambassador to North Korea said he has no reason to doubt Pyongyang's repeated insistence of there being no detected cases of novel coronavirus yet, a wide-ranging interview published on Wednesday showed.
Speaking with Russian news agency Interfax, ambassador Alexander Matsegora said that while one fellow European diplomat in the DPRK capital "doubted" Pyongyang's claims to be COVID-19 free, he believed that North Korea's "resolute and strict" steps have prevented the spread of the virus.
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