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US concerned about COVID outbreak in North Korea, no delay in nuclear test expected: State Dept.
發布日期:2023-02-02 08:57:19
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a news conference in Washington, March 10. The U.S. is deeply concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea and supports providing humanitarian assistance, including COVID-19 vaccines, to the impoverished country. Reuters-Yonhap |
The United States is deeply concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea and supports providing humanitarian assistance, including COVID-19 vaccines, to the impoverished country, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday.
Ned Price, however, noted Pyongyang may still go ahead with its widely anticipated nuclear test.
"Unfortunately, to date the DPRK has refused all vaccine donations from COVAX," the department press secretary said when asked in a daily briefing if the U.S. would support the international vaccine-sharing program if it decided to provide vaccines to the North.
"I say it is unfortunate because we are deeply concerned about the apparent COVID outbreak within the DPRK, how it might affect the North Korean people, and the United States continues to support the provision of vaccines to the DPRK," Price added.
DPRK stands for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name.
North Korea began reporting suspected COVID-19 cases last week, and said more than 1.48 million people with "fever symptoms" had been identified as of Monday (KST), and there had been 56 deaths.
The State Department spokesperson earlier told Yonhap that the U.S. had no plans to share COVID-19 vaccines with North Korea from its own supplies but that it would support any effort by U.S. and international groups to assist the North.