1. North Korea’s Covid-19 Lockdown: Current Status and Road Ahead
- Author:
- Victor D. Cha, Katrin Fraser Katz, and J. Stephen Morrison
- Publication Date:
- 03-2022
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Abstract:
- CSIS hosted a panel of experts for a discussion of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on North Korea. The group discussed what is known about the current situation, the primary and secondary effects of the border lockdown, and the broader impact on North Korean society and markets. The group also examined North Korea’s path going forward, the possibility of an easing of restrictions, and the feasibility of humanitarian aid policies to North Korea. The meeting took place under Chatham House Rule on a not-for- attribution basis.
- Topic:
- Public Health, Pandemic, COVID-19, and Quarantine
- Political Geography:
- Asia and North Korea