S KOREA
South Korea has seen just 10,702 cases and 240 fatalities. A mass testing campaign, coupled with intensive contact tracing, has allowed the infected to quickly isolate, slowing the spread of the disease to make it more manageable for hospitals.
N. KOREA
North Korean defector who was shot and wounded while trying to flee across the border to China ‘has tested positive for coronavirus’ - despite Pyongyang denying having any cases
06:25 EDT, 23 April 2020
- Man attempted to cross Tumen River from North Korea into China on April 20
- He was shot by a border guard and then taken to hospital to be treated
- Doctors tested him for coronavirus, and the test has come back positive
- Case provides strongest evidence yet that North Korea does have virus cases