Is this an international call for help? 🧐
This also happens to be the country's first acknowledgment of a COVID-19 infection after placing strict border controls soon after the disease spread to countries in early 2020. This included the closure of railroad traffic with its closest ally, China, and halted trade during this period.
The U.N.-led sanctions for North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons mean that the country cannot seek medical equipment to handle a major outbreak. The public acknowledgment of an outbreak might be a call for help forIt could also be that announcement of the lockdown is to keep its people on a high alert against the virus, which is currently on a rampage in China, especially in areas where North Korea shares its borders.
Another interpretation could be that the outbreak in North Korea is severe; and its people are looking to the leadership to do something about it, rather than test weapons to be used against adversaries, NPR said in its report. Stay ahead with the latest science, technology and innovation news, for free:
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