North Korea COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Facing Challenges

As North Korea faces a rising number of COVID-19 cases, simply having vaccines may be insufficient to roll out a countrywide immunization process that experts say needs to be accompanied by adequate cold storage units and trained medical and technical staff that the nation lacks. Pyongyang announced on Tuesday that 'more than 32,810 fevered cases' were detected in the country from June 12 to 13, through its state media Korea Central News Agency (KCNA). The total, 'since late April,' surged past 4.5 million as of June 14, added the KCNA.