
North Korea on alert by coronavirus pandemic. The communist country reported a total of 42 casualties from Covid-19 as it entered its fourth day of national isolation. The acceptance of the explosive wave by North Korea has raised concerns that the virus could have a devastating impact.
The isolated country from the world has a health system with insufficient resources, disability testing and no vaccine program. There is no sign that dictator Kim Jong-un is moving to accept international vaccine offers.
Communist Korean public media published footage of some patients being treated, while a doctor suggests the infected be treated by drinking salt water. Dictator Kim Jong-un broke the rules of national isolation by attending the funeral of a senior state official but wearing the mask.
Until a few days ago, he claimed that North Korea had no case with Covid-19, while the latest report is for over 290 thousand suspected cases.