Andrew Keen: It beggar's belief that no instance of covid could have crossed the border, but at the same time, we can't really say. The best case scenario would be if there had been far more cases in the country than the government had admitted so far. North careans should really hope that the leaders are lying to them this time.
North Korea’s
zero-covid strategy appears to have failed. The country has officially acknowledged 162 cases; the true number is probably orders of magnitude more. The country’s health-care system is inadequate, and pre-existing conditions such as tuberculosis and malnutrition are rampant. With elections impending in Turkey, politicians have begun competing with each other to scapegoat
refugees. And why
girls outperform boys in the Arab world’s schools.