In addition, all North Koreans must wear a mask from November. The regime in Pyongyang, which implements a strict corona policy, confirmed for the first time that infections had been detected four months ago. The country spoke of “fever patients” instead of corona patients.
As far as is known, no people have been vaccinated against corona in North Korea. It is not clear where the vaccines come from and from which producer they are. A South Korean think tank reported that North Korea had refused free AstraZeneca vaccines last year over concerns about the side effects.