Ministry of Unification "Monitoring Whether North Korea's 'Advanced Quarantine' Policy Leads to Border Closure Easing"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 10th, the Ministry of Unification stated that it is monitoring whether North Korea's newly proposed 'advanced and people-centered quarantine implementation' will lead to a relaxation of border closures.

At a regular briefing that day, Ministry of Unification spokesperson Lee Jong-joo said regarding the meaning of North Korea's new quarantine policy of 'advanced and people-centered quarantine,' "We intend to closely observe whether this will lead to adjustments and changes from the current control-oriented quarantine policies such as border closures."

At the end of last year, North Korea designated COVID-19 quarantine as the "top priority" national project through the Workers' Party plenary meeting. In relation to this, the North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun stated that day, "We must transition from control-oriented quarantine to advanced quarantine and people-centered quarantine."

Experts analyze that this may indicate a shift from the existing control-focused quarantine to health and medical cooperation such as the introduction of vaccines from advanced countries.

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