Episode 26 – Why are foreigners fleeing from the North Korean COVID lockdown and why does it matter?

Ask me about North Korea

Living in a lockdown is never easy, but it is especially hard when you are stuck as a foreign citizen in North Korea. The numbers of international expats, who live and work in North Korea usually as a part of some foreign missions or international humanitarian organizations, have never been high to begin with. With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, their numbers have fallen drastically. In this episode, I am explaining how the situation looks for them right now and why this decrease in foreign residents living in the DPRK might have negative humanitarian consequences for the country’s general populace of North Korea.