Defector goes back to North Korea, possibly taking the coronavirus with him
A man who left North Korea in 2017, has gone back illegally, but with the pandemic, this time he has caught the eye of authorities
28 July 2020 - 12:00
Seoul — Last week, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, authorities say, but with a coronavirus pandemic raging in the background this time, his illicit trip drew far more attention.
South Korea has identified the man only by his surname, Kim, and said he was the “runaway” that North Korea accuses of illegally crossing their shared border last week with symptoms of Covid-19...
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