North Korea border checks delay arrival of medical aid
With no confirmed cases of coronavirus imported goods are being quarantined for 10 days
20 March 2020 - 09:21
Seoul — The first shipments of international medical aid are due to arrive at North Korea’s borders this week to shore up its defences against the coronavirus, but strict border controls could mean the stream of supplies remains a trickle.
Some aid organisations had to get emergency sanction exemptions from the UN to clear the way for the shipments and are now navigating North Korea's border controls imposed in a bid to shut out the virus...
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