North Korea
Chinese medical experts in North Korea to advise on COVID response
A team of 13 officials, doctors and technicians traveled to Pyongyang to help fight a recent outbreak.
Pregnant women with COVID suffer in North Korea’s run-down medical system
2022-05-23Sources report some expectant mothers suffered stillbirths after being placed in makeshift care facilities.
Elderly and sick die of COVID-19 complications in North Korean capital
2022-05-20The authorities have mobilized medical students to help out overwhelmed doctors in the city’s hospitals.
North Korea enlists office workers to carry water to fields in battle to save crops
A shortage of water pumps complicates efforts to combat drought.