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    North Korea says its COVID outbreak is now under control. But is it?

    After saying there were no cases, officials on May 12 announced an outbreak. But without an adequate supply of tests, some say North Korea is "flying blind." And it still doesn't have vaccines.
    by Anthony Kuhn May 27, 2022 5 minutes
    Students of the Pyongyang Jang Chol Gu University of Commerce in North Korea undergo temperature checks before entering the campus. The country said there were no cases — until May 12.

    SEOUL — Before May 12, many experts doubted North Korea's claims not to have a single case of COVID-19.

    But the country changed its story on that day, admitting its first outbreak although not specifying the number of cases. The following day it reported that 350,000 people had developed fever symptoms with 18,000 cases on May 12 alone.

    Two weeks later, the North has reported a total of 3.27 million "fever patients" and 69 deaths. It also claims that 90% of the patients have fully recovered. And on Thursday, the North reported no fatalities for the third day in a row.

    Experts are doubting Pyongyang's claim that the numbers – and the government's assertion that the outbreak is now under control.

    In fact, North Korea is unable to, a Harvard lecturer and neurosurgeon who has worked in North Korea.

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