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Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
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COVID-19 North Korea monitoring migratory birds to prevent COVID spread, state media saysDPRK authorities have repeatedly warned birds could carry the virus, despite scientific evidence to the contrary North Korea is monitoring the movements of migratory birds in the country as part of anti-epidemic efforts, state media reported on Wednesday, amid authorities’ fears that birds could carry COVID-19. “The travel routes of migratory birds are constantly observed at some 1,800 spots across the country,” the Rodong Sinum stated in an article about the DPRK’s response to its ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |