BEIJING - North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly beforePyongyang last week declared victory over the coronavirus, ending a little-detailed fight against"fever" cases that had risen to 4.77 million. It has registered no new such cases since July 29.
From January to July, the last month for which data is available, the North bought more than 11.93 million masks from China, data showed. China's overall exports to North Korea surged to US$59.74 million in July from $19.05 million in June.
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