North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as "inappropriate" amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Military drills continueThis month's military drills have been conducted despite a border lockdown and quarantine measures imposed in North Korea in an effort to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus. South Korea and the United States have postponed some of their joint military exercises because of the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea. North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea said, calling it 'very inappropriate' at a time when the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic. (Ahn Young-joon/The Associated Press)Politically and economically isolated, North Korea has not reported any confirmed cases, though some foreign experts have expressed doubts.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2020 01:41 UTC