NKoreans, some wearing mask, honour Kim Il Sung

North Korean state broadcaster KRT on Wednesday showed citizens marking the 108th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung.

Virus fears meant many, but not all, were seen wearing face masks.

North Korea has repeatedly said there has been no coronavirus outbreak on its soil. But many foreign experts are skeptical of that claim and have warned that an outbreak in the North could become a humanitarian disaster because of the country’s chronic lack of medical supplies and fragile health care infrastructure.