People in North Korea are asked wear masks while going out (Photo: Kim Won Jin/ AFP)

The shipment left for North Korea in late September, the WHO said without elaborating what time it will arrive and what specific items are in there.

Border patrol has been tightened in North Korea since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. No COVID-19 infection has been reported in the country. It rejected foreign aid over fear that transmission is possible during aid delivery.

According to a WHO report, nearly 41,000 North Koreans have been tested for the coronavirus by September 23, all of them negative.