Coronavirus Kills 180 North Korean Soldiers, Thousands More Quarantined: Report

Almost 200 North Korean soldiers have reportedly died from COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

A soldier films North Korean soldiers, officers, and high ranking officials attending a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2017. Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Almost 200 North Korean soldiers have reportedly died from COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and thousands of others are being quarantined.

According to the Daily NK, a South Korean news outlet, 180 North Korean soldiers were killed by the virus in the months of January and February, and another 3,700 have been quarantined.