Itisquite a startlingadmissionbythegovernmentthere, therehadlongbeensuspicionsthatthereuhthatitwasunlikelythatNorthKoreawouldentirelyescapethisglobalpandemic.
So, NorthKoreahas a relativelyhighnumberofeducateddoctorsandstaffandanduhandhealthcaresystemthatgivenitsuh, youknow, authoritariannatureofthegovernment, canbeveryquicklymobilizedanddeployedaroundthecountry.
However, there's beennosignofvaccineswhichhavebeenkeytokeepingatleastthedeathratesloweraroundtheworldandareseenaskeytoallowingNorthKoreatoeventuallyopenupandprotectitsalreadybatteredeconomy.
Uh, therearesomeobserverswhohavelookedatatthiskindofuhratherunprecedentedstatemediacoverageofumthisfirstoutbreakas a possiblesignthatNorthKoreaismovingtowardsthat, thatthey'regettingreadytopotentiallyacceptsomeofthisaid.
Um, they'vealreadyopenedtheirbordersslightlyrelativetowhattheyhadbefore, Againin a in a inanimpairment, apparentacknowledgementthattheydoneedtoeasesomeofthecontrolsthattheyhavehadtheir.