North Korea Claims They Have Started Clinical Trials on Coronavirus Vaccine

I wonder who they are conducting clinical trials on if they claim they have no coronavirus cases?:

North Korea is developing a vaccine for COVID-19 Pyongyang’s science research council said Saturday. 

According to a report posted on Mirae, the website run by the North’s State Commission of Science and Technology, its scientists are currently conducting clinical trials on a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. 

The report said the vaccine development was being led by a medical biology institute under the North’s Academy of Medical Science using angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). 

North Korea claimed it has confirmed the immunogenicity and safety of its candidate vaccine through animal tests and that clinical trials started this month. 

The reclusive state, which has yet to report a single virus case in the country, added that scientists are in discussions on conducting the third phase of the clinical study. 

Korea Times

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Not that I think this will happen, but wouldn’t this be an ethical dilemma for the world if North Korea developed a coronavirus vaccine?