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North Korea COVID-19 outbreak
![Russian Embassy Says North Korea Lifted Lockdown in Pyongyang Russian Embassy Says North Korea Lifted Lockdown in Pyongyang](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-07-7.jpg)
Russian Embassy Says North Korea Lifted Lockdown in Pyongyang
By Kim Tong-hyung
Last week, the embassy said that North Korea's capital was under an “intensified anti-epidemic period.”
![North Korea Imposes 5-day Lockdown on Pyongyang North Korea Imposes 5-day Lockdown on Pyongyang](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-city-3312576_1280.jpg)
North Korea Imposes 5-day Lockdown on Pyongyang
By Mitch Shin
According to a post published by the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea imposed a five-day lockdown on Pyongyang to contain infectious diseases.
![Breaking Down North Korea’s COVID Strategy Breaking Down North Korea’s COVID Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-12-124059.jpg)
Breaking Down North Korea’s COVID Strategy
By Emma Nymoen
The Kim Jong Un regime’s COVID-19 policies are enabling the government to re-indoctrinate a nation of people.
![North Korea’s Belated Effort to Import COVID-19 Medical Supplies North Korea’s Belated Effort to Import COVID-19 Medical Supplies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-07-7.jpg)
North Korea’s Belated Effort to Import COVID-19 Medical Supplies
By Troy Stangarone
Pyongyang only ramped up its pandemic-related imports after admitting its first outbreak. Is it too little, too late?
![North Korea’s COVID Numbers Don’t Add Up North Korea’s COVID Numbers Don’t Add Up](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-27-100034.jpg)
North Korea’s COVID Numbers Don’t Add Up
By Justin Fendos
Given Omicron statistics from elsewhere, North Korea is either massively over-reporting cases or massively under-reporting deaths.
![How Do North Korea’s COVID Quarantines Work? How Do North Korea’s COVID Quarantines Work?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-07-7.jpg)
How Do North Korea’s COVID Quarantines Work?
By Mun Dong Hui
A glimpse at how North Korea is managing home and centralized quarantines – and the penalties for escaping.
![What Comes Next in North Korea’s Battle With Omicron? What Comes Next in North Korea’s Battle With Omicron?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-07-7.jpg)
What Comes Next in North Korea’s Battle With Omicron?
By Justin Fendos
How bad might North Korea’s first COVID-19 outbreak get, and what options does the international community have in responding?
![North Korea’s COVID-19 Crisis North Korea’s COVID-19 Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-16-132808.jpg)
North Korea’s COVID-19 Crisis
By Mitch Shin
Pyongyang may resort to a nuclear test when it fails to prevent the spread of the coronavirus nationwide.
![North Korea Reports 6 Deaths After Admitting COVID-19 Outbreak North Korea Reports 6 Deaths After Admitting COVID-19 Outbreak](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-12-124059.jpg)
North Korea Reports 6 Deaths After Admitting COVID-19 Outbreak
By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim
North Korea says there have been 350,000 cases of fever – including 18,000 on Thursday alone – but it's unclear how many of those with symptoms actually have COVID-19.
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