WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea

By MARIA CHENG
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there. WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Mike Ryan appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about its outbreak, saying the lack of access to raw data is leaving the U.N. health agency unable to evaluate the situation. He said WHO has offered North Korea assistance and vaccines on multiple occasions but has had no response. He said the North Korean outbreak and the secrecy surrounding it has global implications.