DPRK says it has no confirmed COVID-19 case

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) says it has no confirmed COVID-19 case, the country's official newspaper Rodong Sinmun said on Thursday.

"There has not been even a single case of new coronavirus infection so far in our country," Rodong Sinmun said in an article.

The statement came four days after DPRK said it had found the first suspected case in Kaesong City, a person who illegally returned to the country from the Republic of Korea (ROK), which led to the city's lockdown.

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It's not immediately clear if the newspaper report means the suspected patient has recovered.

A ROK health official has denied the person contracted the virus during the stay in the country.

And as of Thursday, DPRK has not reported any confirmed infections to the World Health Organization (WHO).