The DPRK authorities prevent the country to receive a free vaccine from coronavirus within the framework of the international COVAX program. This is reported by Voice of America (“Voice of America”, the Russian-speaking version has the status of the Ineagant’s media in Russia).
According to sources of publication, North Korea itself left itself without a drug, because it does not solve bureaucratic problems with deliveries over several months. In particular, the authorities refuse to put into the country of specialists engaged in supply of supplies.
In addition, the DPRK is not ready to sign a document on the refusal of responsibility in cases of the occurrence of side effects of the Astrazeneca vaccine. Also in North Korea there are problems with electricity and simply do not have enough warehouses with the necessary storage conditions of drugs, and on the help of power refuse.
Earlier, the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Yun said that the country was faced with a “big crisis”, since he had to dismiss party officials for disregarding with its duties due to the inability to take measures to protect citizens from coronavirus. At the same time, officially in the DPRK has not yet been fixed not a single case of COVID-19.