reopening direct communication lines with South Korea more than 13 months after it had unilaterally severed them

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North Korea has not publicly confirmed receipt of any COVID-19 vaccines after requesting to receive 1.Switzerland / Reuters-YonhapThe World Health Organization said it plans to allocate about 3 million doses of Chinese-made vaccines to North Korea.the [countrys] immunization system and network is expected to manage the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination with adequate technical support such as on cold chain logistics and monitoring and surveillance during its implementation.

the Kim Jong Un regime has already developed the national vaccine deployment plan and that a Technical Assistance plan for its rollout has also been developed.World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.

Yonhap reported earlier this month that North Korean restaurant workers were waiting to be vaccinated at a hospital in Shenyang.

head of the WHO office in Pyongyang.he visited for talks with his South Korean counterpart Noh Kyu-duk.

which was not enough to draw a positive response from the North.His trip comes as Seoul and Washington kicked off their annual combined military exercises.

according to a diplomatic source.and the North Korean regime is expected to stage a military provocation to protest the joint drills.