March 11 (UPI) -- North Korea may be trying to combat "fake news" regarding the new strain of coronavirus, much like other countries that are trying to deal with various and often contradictory information about COVID-19, as the death toll topped 4,300 worldwide by Wednesday.
Korean Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun issued an article on Wednesday addressing the issue of asymptomatic transmission. But at a time when medical experts are still learning about the disease, North Korean state media could be adding to the problem of misinformation in the country.