North Korea faces fight for 'national existence' if coronavirus hits crumbling country
NORTH Korea could face a "fight for existence" if coronavirus hits the country due to a shortage of vital resources and healthcare.making its way into the country, which has a chronic lack of medical supplies, remains high.
However, the impoverished country was one of the first to block foreign tourists in response to the outbreak of Covid-19.Cross-border traffic has been shut down, foreign tourists banned, and screening at airports, harbours and land borders intensified. US state department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said: ‘We strongly support and encourage the work of US and international aid and health organisations to counter and contain the spread of coronavirus in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The Korean Central News Agency said: "All the institutions and fields of the state and foreigners staying in the DPRK should obey it unconditionally.
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