How bad is COVID in North Korea? | Start Here

For two years North Korea has said it’s kept COVID out. But now Omicron is spreading through the unvaccinated population. Kim Jong Un says things are under control, but are they really?
#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.


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[princetech]

How can you set a lockdown for a country that always has lived in a lockdown.

[theprecursor]

Honestly there is no state reports you can trust during crisis

[shutthedoor]

Every covid death is a struggle to breathe. It's depressingly sad

[rammer]

Could you please do a story on the gun control legislations in the US versus other countries and why the US is politicizing this effort in stopping mass shooting?

[markie]

can you make a video about the Texas shooting?

[Deline]

I’m really loving these little mini news 📰 casts. Thank you

[CetinAmsterdam]

It's sad their situation never been easy and now this

[yadiaag]

I recently got Covid again for the second time since 2020 and the biggest difference was the vaccine. The second time sucked and I was 1 full week being sick, but compared to 2020 the second time felt like a walk in the park.
Vaccine is the easiest way out of death.

[hylacinerea]

i feel like their recent, erratic behavior has been due to this. each time they act violent it is to get more aid, i do not like where this is going. i feel this may be a repeat of cambodia's killing field "hospitals"

[fuhadtadese]

While this is unconnected with this above, it'll be very nice if there can be an episode about the Nigerian tertiary education and strike actions that happens every now and then.

[roshanthapa]

Two things come in my mind:
1. Their dynasty has made their people believe that they are God, what do they have to say to their people now.
2. It wouldn’t be surprising to know that their radios and TVs are telling that this illness is an attack from evil forces (or people); everyone should keep praying and be believing in their God(the dictator), the evil shall be defeated soon.

[sungshin]

NK= more COVID equal less threat to the world especially South Korea. NK people should rise up against this government and military

[dominique-valois]

Hope the virus doesn't spread through the population and mutates into a more deadly variant which then spreads out of North Korea.

[mashkar]

Can you make a video about Gyanvaapi mosque issue in india!

[alkriman]

Please lose the noises. Sound effects are used in films to affect the audience in ways that go beyond the "information." When used in news reporting, they are just manipulation.

[upalabana]

Whatever you talked about China or North Korea, probably 2% of the information is correct.

[Crixzeuz]

You might need a drone to see exactly what going there and the people there needs to know that the outside world is willing to help, but their "supreme leader" refuses to accept.

[fatelon]

I think youtube putting holiday adverts for Israel during an al jazeera news report is deeply insensitive and hurtful at this time.

[linag]

If noone travels in or out of the country. How did they get it? I feel China released it from an airborne balloon. There was also a fishing boat that left Argentina in the fall of 2019. They had to make an emergency port because everyone on the boat had covid. How? They were out on a boat by themselves. Either it's in the air or the water.

[greg_]

At the same time, obesity is a major risk factor for dying from Covid-19. North Koreans with healthy BMI's may fare better than some fatter cohorts in western countries.