Published 2 years ago

North Korea stockpiled Chinese masks, vaccines before reporting COVID outbreak

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North Korea is not known to have conducted any significant Covid-19 vaccine campaign. China exported $311,126 worth of unidentified vaccines to its neighbour in February. China reported no other vaccine exports to North Korea for any other month this year, or all of last year. The North bought more than 10.6 million masks from China, having bought none in December 2021.

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Reuters

North Korea stockpiled Chinese masks, vaccines before reporting COVID outbreak

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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South China Morning Post

Ventilators to masks, North Korea bought Chinese supplies before it had Covid

North Korea only admitted its first coronavirus case on May 12 after more than two years of being cut off from the rest of the world, with the total reaching 3.06 million since late April.

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

North Korea stockpiled Chinese masks, vaccines before reporting COVID-19 outbreak

BEIJING: In the months before it acknowledged its first official COVID-19 outbreak, North Korea suddenly imported millions of face masks, 1,000 ventilators, and possibly vaccines from China, trade data released by Beijing showed. State media revealed the outbreak two weeks ago, fuelling concerns about a la

2 years ago·Singapore

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RTÉ

N Korea ordered masks, vaccines before reporting Covid

In the months before it acknowledged its first official Covid-19 outbreak, North Korea suddenly imported millions of face masks, 1,000 ventilators, and possibly vaccines from China, trade data released by Beijing showed.

2 years ago·Ireland

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IBTimes

N.Korea Stockpiled Chinese Masks, Vaccines Before Reporting COVID-19 Outbreak

In the months before it acknowledged its first official COVID-19 outbreak, North Korea suddenly imported millions of face masks, 1,000 ventilators, and possibly vaccines from China, trade data released by Beijing showed. Two weeks ago state media revealed the outbreak, fuelling concerns about a lack of vaccines, medical supplies and food shortages. Chinese data show that even before that announcement, the North had begun stocking up.

2 years ago·United States

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Today

N.Korea stockpiled Chinese masks, vaccines before reporting COVID-19 outbreak

BEIJING/SEOUL : In the months before it acknowledged its first official COVID-19 outbreak, North Korea suddenly imported millions of face masks, 1,000 ventilators, and possibly vaccines from China, trade data released by Beijing showed.Two weeks ago state media revealed the outbreak, fuelling concerns abo

2 years ago·Singapore

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