Image caption North Korean media has been open about the risks of the virus - and the efforts to combat it. AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS
Pratik Jakhar, BBC: Could North Korea handle a Covid-19 outbreak?
As the number of coronavirus cases in South Korea keeps on rising, attention is turning to how its impoverished neighbour might cope with an outbreak of its own.
North Korea is seen as highly vulnerable to infectious diseases, and its healthcare system ill-equipped to deal with them.
So far, the country claims to have no cases of Covid-19 - but some observers are questioning whether that can be true.
Experts say an outbreak in North Korea would be devastating for a population already suffering from malnourishment and poor health.
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WNU Editor: North Korea does not have the medical facilities to cope with a coronavirus outbreak. So it will do the following. Close the border. Literally stop all traffic. Quarantine regions if the coronavirus infection does show-up. And for those who are sick, quarantine them where many with weakened immune systems will probably die.
