Source: Open Doors, August 28, 2020<\/p>\n
The \u201cghost disease.\u201d That\u2019s what North Koreans call COVID-19. \u201cPeople can be sick without knowing it,\u201d [said] Brother Simon, Open Doors\u2019 coordinator for ministry among North Koreans. \u201cThey are usually malnourished already. Then suddenly, they die quickly. Some even just fall dead on the ground. It\u2019s an invisible killer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe central government and local authorities are very fearful of the spread of coronavirus. The only thing they can do is impose lockdowns. Many marketplaces are closed down, even though the population is completely dependent on the black markets. But even if [the markets were] open, there\u2019s little food you can buy. And prices have quadrupled. It will cost you multiple months\u2019 salary to buy a kilo of rice. The border with China is closed, which prevents most trade and smuggling activities.\u201d<\/p>\n
2020 has been a very difficult year for North Koreans, according to secret Christians who have shared with Brother Simon\u2019s team and contacts. \u201cIt\u2019s not just the coronavirus, the lockdowns, the little food, and the unaffordable prices that [affect] the people,\u201d Brother Simon says. \u201cThey have also seen heavy rainfall, mudslides, and now a heat wave. North Koreans are really suffering this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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