For the impoverished nation, whose healthcare system is not so strong, North Korea has not yet confirmed a single case of the disease that has taken the world by storm since the disease first emerged in China, the North's key ally, as per the report.
Pyongyang has shut the borders with China in January to contain the spread of the disease contamination, and in July it had ensured utmost security by declaring its state of emergency to the maximum level. The forced shutdown of the border has also led to rise in demand for smuggled goods, prompting authorities to intervene.
The report said North Korean SOF (Special Operations Forces) are being posted while strike forces have got the shoot-to-kill orders. As per the Express.Co.Uk report, they would kill anyone within a kilometre of the North Korea-China border regardless of their reason for being there.
The border closure had effectively "accelerated the effects" of economic sanctions imposed on the North over its nuclear programs with imports from China plunging 85 percent.
The isolated country is already tackling with the aftermath of Typhoon Maysak with more than 2,000 houses being destroyed or inundated as per the state media.
As a result, there may not be any major provocations from Pyongyang in the near future, although the country might showcase a new weapons system at next month's celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of Kim Jong Un's ruling party.
The nation with a military regime is primarily focused on getting their country recovered and to help mitigate the risk of Covid-19.