Soldiers wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus rally to welcome the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, October 12, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Women wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus parade with flags during a rally to welcome the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, October 12, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Hygienic and anti-epidemic officials checks the temperature of the people coming to the city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea DPRK, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Workers wearing face masks at the Wonsan Leather Shoes Factory, where they manufacture handmade leather shoes in Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea DPRK, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Wearing face masks members of Women's Union in Wonsan city make agitation activities to encourage workers during the rush hour in front of Haean Plaza in the city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea DPRK, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Hygienic and anti-epidemic officials disinfect and check the temperature of people coming into the city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea DPRK, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





In a photo taken on October 28, 2020 an employee of the Wonsan Leather Shoes Factory makes leather shoes, in North Korea's eastern port city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province. (Photo by KIM Won Jin/AFP Photo)





Hygienic and anti-epidemic officials disinfect the public walkway outside the Songdowon General Foodstuff Factory in the city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea DPRK, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Hygienic and anti-epidemic officials disinfect and check the temperature of people outside the entrance to Songdowon General Foodstuff Factory in the city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea DPRK, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





People wave North Korean flags beneathe a fireworks display during commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea in this image released by North Korea's Central News Agency on October 10, 2020. (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)





In this November 11, 2020, file photo, a farmer works on cabbage at the Songsin Vegetable Cooperative Farm in Sadong district of Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo/File)





In this October 28, 2020, file photo, hygienic and anti-epidemic officials work to disinfect the vehicles and check the temperature of the people coming to the city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea. With a population of more than 25 million, North Korea remains by far the largest nation yet to report a single case, although there's widespread skepticism over leader Kim Jong Un's claim of a perfect record in keeping out the “evil” virus. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo/File)





Employees assemble leather shoes at at the Wonsan Leather Shoes Factory in Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea, on October 28, 2020. North Korea is staging an “80-day battle”, a propaganda-heavy productivity campaign meant to bolster its internal unity and report greater production in various industry sectors ahead of a ruling party congress in January. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Finished shoes are prepared for distribution at the Wonsan Leather Shoes Factory, where they manufacture handmade leather shoes in Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea, on October 28, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





An employee at the Mindulle Notebook Factory assembles notebooks in a larger quantity to pupils and students across the country in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, November 12, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





An employee of the Sangwon Cement Complex watches loads of cement leave on a train for building projects in Sangwon county, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on November 5, 2020. (Photo by Cha Song Ho/AP Photo)





In this October 28, 2020, file photo, an employee oversees the making of bread items at the Songdowon General Foodstuff Factory in Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





An employee assembles leather shoes at the Wonsan Leather Shoes Factory in Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea, on October 28, 2020. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Gymnasts from the Pyongyang Circus Theater perform during Mother's Day Monday, November 16, 2020, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)