At least half a million new COVID-19 cases are reported around the world each day, but North Korea still claims to have zero cases of the virus more than a year after it first enacted its strict, ongoing border lockdown.
According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), North Korea has cumulatively tested 21,663 people for COVID-19 as of March 18, and none of the 43,052 total samples have come up positive for the novel coronavirus.
At least half a million new COVID-19 cases are reported around the world each day, but North Korea still claims to have zero cases of the virus more than a year after it first enacted its strict, ongoing border lockdown.
According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), North Korea has cumulatively tested 21,663 people for COVID-19 as of March 18, and none of the 43,052 total samples have come up positive for the novel coronavirus.
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