북한 당국은 2월 2일 송 국장의 인터뷰를 통해 코로나19 확진자가 없다고 처음으로 밝힌 뒤 동일한 입장을 견지해 왔다.
The North Korean authorities have maintained the same position since they first announced that there were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in an interview with Director Song on February 2.