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Food shortage in N Korea worsens amid Covid-19 : Report | Latest English News

Food shortage in N Korea worsens amid Covid-19 : Report | Latest English News

Unconfirmed reports say an unspecified number of North Koreans have been dying of hunger. There’s little doubt that North Korea’s chronic food shortages worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and speculation about the country’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy.