COVID-19 in North Korea and Its Effect on the Cooperation of North and South Korea in the Field of Health Care

COVID-19 is an infectious respiratory disease that first appeared in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and first spread throughout the country and then worldwide. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, concerned about the rapid spread of COVID-19, officially declared a global pandemic on March...

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Main Author: Byoung Yoong Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2022-01-01
Series:Asian Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/10056
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description COVID-19 is an infectious respiratory disease that first appeared in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and first spread throughout the country and then worldwide. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, concerned about the rapid spread of COVID-19, officially declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) barred foreign tourists from China on January 21, 2020, and then completely closed its border with China. In this article, I will explore the impact of COVID-19 on North Korean society and research the cooperation plan between South and North Korea. I will also briefly introduce in the post-COVID-19 period. To better understand the health care system and health conditions in North Korea, I will first analyse the infectious disease management system and, in the context of this, then try to investigate in detail how COVID-19 has affected North Korea. From an economic point of view, I will examine the changes in economic cooperation between North Korea and China, and then try to explain the social changes caused by restrictions on movement and lack of goods, and the political situation in North Korea during the COVID-19 crisis. Finally, I will try to research the situation facing North Korea and suggest a way for cooperation between South and North Korea in the future. The basic aim of this research is to find a useful alternative for joint cooperation in the field of health care and safety and to improve cooperation between South and North Korea in the post-COVID-19 era.
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spelling doaj.art-329102dad45d499cb442a39a21352f7b2023-01-18T09:00:53ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Asian Studies2232-51312350-42262022-01-0110110.4312/as.2022.10.1.261-285COVID-19 in North Korea and Its Effect on the Cooperation of North and South Korea in the Field of Health CareByoung Yoong Kang0University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, SloveniaCOVID-19 is an infectious respiratory disease that first appeared in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and first spread throughout the country and then worldwide. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, concerned about the rapid spread of COVID-19, officially declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) barred foreign tourists from China on January 21, 2020, and then completely closed its border with China. In this article, I will explore the impact of COVID-19 on North Korean society and research the cooperation plan between South and North Korea. I will also briefly introduce in the post-COVID-19 period. To better understand the health care system and health conditions in North Korea, I will first analyse the infectious disease management system and, in the context of this, then try to investigate in detail how COVID-19 has affected North Korea. From an economic point of view, I will examine the changes in economic cooperation between North Korea and China, and then try to explain the social changes caused by restrictions on movement and lack of goods, and the political situation in North Korea during the COVID-19 crisis. Finally, I will try to research the situation facing North Korea and suggest a way for cooperation between South and North Korea in the future. The basic aim of this research is to find a useful alternative for joint cooperation in the field of health care and safety and to improve cooperation between South and North Korea in the post-COVID-19 era. https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/10056North KoreaSouth KoreaCOVID-19infectious diseasespandemicNorth Korean health
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COVID-19 in North Korea and Its Effect on the Cooperation of North and South Korea in the Field of Health Care
Asian Studies
North Korea
South Korea
COVID-19
infectious diseases
pandemic
North Korean health
title COVID-19 in North Korea and Its Effect on the Cooperation of North and South Korea in the Field of Health Care
title_full COVID-19 in North Korea and Its Effect on the Cooperation of North and South Korea in the Field of Health Care
title_fullStr COVID-19 in North Korea and Its Effect on the Cooperation of North and South Korea in the Field of Health Care
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 in North Korea and Its Effect on the Cooperation of North and South Korea in the Field of Health Care
title_short COVID-19 in North Korea and Its Effect on the Cooperation of North and South Korea in the Field of Health Care
title_sort covid 19 in north korea and its effect on the cooperation of north and south korea in the field of health care
topic North Korea
South Korea
COVID-19
infectious diseases
pandemic
North Korean health
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/10056
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