N. Korea increased imports of Chinese masks, gloves before declaring Covid-19 victory

North Korea imported more than one million facial masks from China in July. - AFP

BEIJING (Reuters): North Korea imported more than one million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory over Covid-19, Chinese trade data showed on Saturday.

Pyongyang last week declared victory over the coronavirus, ending a little-detailed fight against "fever" cases that had risen to 4.77 million. It has registered no new such cases since July 29.