North Korea has reportedly delayed schools returning after a significant number of pupils showed coronavirus symptoms - despite Kim Jong-un previously claiming the pandemic has not hit the nation.
Students reported having fevers and respiratory issues following nationwide events to celebrate Party Foundation Day last Saturday (October 10), it has been claimed.
This is despite leader Kim continuing to claim no-one in the Hermit Kingdom has tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of the worldwide pandemic.
The country's education ministry has pencilled in November 1 for provincial and metropolitan educational departments to return, according to reports. "The number of fever patients has risen nationwide since the PFD events, and