North Korea sends mixed signals on COVID-19 at post-military parade events



COVID-19 North Korea sends mixed signals on COVID-19 at post-military parade events Kim Jong Un said to a maskless crowd that the country was virus-free, but masks returned at other events Saturday Colin Zwirko October 11, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA North Korea appeared to send mixed messages over the weekend over whether or not the country was truly free from any cases of COVID-19. Kim Jong Un declared that all North Koreans were “free from any disease” when he spoke to thousands of citizens at a pre-dawn military parade on Oct. 10 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). North Korea appeared to send mixed messages over the weekend over whether or not the country was truly free from any cases of COVID-19. Kim Jong Un declared that all North Koreans were “free from any disease” when he spoke to thousands of citizens at a pre-dawn military parade on Oct. 10 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

COVID-19

North Korea sends mixed signals on COVID-19 at post-military parade events

Kim Jong Un said to a maskless crowd that the country was virus-free, but masks returned at other events Saturday

Colin Zwirko October 11, 2020

North Korea sends mixed signals on COVID-19 at post-military parade events

KCNA

North Korea appeared to send mixed messages over the weekend over whether or not the country was truly free from any cases of COVID-19.

Kim Jong Un declared that all North Koreans were “free from any disease” when he spoke to thousands of citizens at a pre-dawn military parade on Oct. 10 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period
The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting

Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.

Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.

North Korea sends mixed signals on COVID-19 at post-military parade events

Try unlimited accessOnly $1 for four weeks

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by <img width="226" height="50" class="logo" src="https://www.nknews.org/wp-content/themes/nknews/images/header-logo.png" alt="NK News Logo">

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Colin Zwirko

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by