How US support for North Korea’s dire medical system could help build trust

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front) visits the Taesongsan General Hospital being built by the People's Army in this picture released by the North Korea's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang January 20, 2013. KCNA said the hospital covering a total plot of more than 100,000 square meters has three sick wards. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS

A master at social distancing long before the term came to dominate headlines, North Korea has been tightly controlling the movement and daily activities of all 25 million of its residents for decades. In order to control the spread of COVID-19, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) regime leveraged this capacity immediately in January … Continue reading How US support for North Korea’s dire medical system could help build trust