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Experts: N. Korea Must Admit to COVID-19 Cases, Request Help Before Sanctions
Lifted

Kim Young-gyo

   WASHINGTON - North Korea needs to publicly admit there is a coronavirus
   outbreak inside its borders and officially ask the international
   community for help fighting COVID-19 before any sanctions are lifted,
   experts said.

   "North Korea has not even acknowledged a single case of coronavirus,"
   said Christopher Hill, a chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea during
   the George W. Bush administration. "Until [the North Koreans]
   acknowledge that they have a problem, I cannot see any relaxation of
   sanctions."

   North Korea has not publicly reported any confirmed cases of COVID-19.
   But the regime has taken measures to contain the virus, including
   [1]putting thousands of people under quarantine and ordering them to
   [2]follow quarantine rules in an "unconditional and absolute" manner.

References

   1. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200309003700325
   2. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200323002600325?section=nk/nk

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