North Korea insists it has yet to see any cases of the coronavirus - a claim that analysts doubt. - AFP
SEOUL (AFP): Behind its self-imposed coronavirus barricade, North Korea is more isolated than ever and authorities are reinforcing loyalty to the regime in the face of desperate times, analysts say.
The impoverished country which is under multiple sets of international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes has long struggled to feed itself, suffering chronic food shortages.
The North was the first country to impose a strict lockdown when it sealed its border in January last year to stop the virus spreading from neighbouring China, where it first emerged before sweeping the world.
Rest of World News: North Korea insists it has yet to see any cases of the virus a claim that analysts doubt but it has paid a huge economic price for the blockade,
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