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![North Korean Defectors in China Can’t Get COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments North Korean Defectors in China Can’t Get COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-08.jpg)
North Korean Defectors in China Can’t Get COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments
By Lee Chae Un
As China’s COVID-19 case counts soar, “North Korean defectors in China can’t receive treatment even if they are infected,” one source said.
![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 Confirms Omicron Case, Raising Fears of a COVID Catastrophe North Korea Confirms Omicron Case, Raising Fears of a COVID Catastrophe](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-07-7.jpg)
North Korea Confirms Omicron Case, Raising Fears of a COVID Catastrophe
By Shannon Tiezzi
China’s example raises serious questions about how North Korea can possibly hope to combat the virus.
![North Korea’s Ticking COVID-19 Time Bomb North Korea’s Ticking COVID-19 Time Bomb](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-20-3.jpg)
North Korea’s Ticking COVID-19 Time Bomb
By Justin Fendos
Like many nations, North Korea’s initial calculation may have been that there would be an eventual end to the pandemic.
![What’s Behind North Korea’s Extreme Vaccine Hesitancy? What’s Behind North Korea’s Extreme Vaccine Hesitancy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-08.jpg)
What’s Behind North Korea’s Extreme Vaccine Hesitancy?
By Thomas Byrne
North Korea is one of the few countries in the world not to have started a COVID-19 vaccine program.
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