[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] A World Health Organization (WHO) official reported that as of the end of last month, over 12,000 people in North Korea have undergone testing for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), but no confirmed cases have been reported.



Edwin Salvador, head of the WHO Pyongyang office, stated in an interview with Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the 9th (local time) that the North Korean Ministry of Health reported conducting COVID-19 tests on 12,072 individuals by the 29th of last month, all of whom tested negative.


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