How many virus cases does North Korea have? “Since the tone of the reporting is so strong, North Korea probably does have its own patients of the virus,” said Kim Sin-gon, a professor at Korea University’s Department of Internal Medicine in Seoul. North Korea has demonstrated it can stamp out a virus effectively, and the WHO in 2018 praised it for successfully eliminating measles. South Korea’s Unification Ministry said Tuesday that it won’t comment beyond what has been reported in North Korea’s state media about infections. WHO officials say they aren’t aware of any cases though they are planning to send equipment and supplies to North Korea as well.

Source: Taipei Times March 18, 2020 16:00 UTC