North Korea has sent 500 Red Cross workers to its border with China to help with 'quarantine operations', even though the Hermit Kingdom officially reported having no coronavirus cases.

North Korea has not yet confirmed any cases of the coronavirus, formally known COVID-19, but has closed the land border with China, where 254 people died yesterday from the outbreak.

Kim Jong-un visited Pyongyang's Palace of the Sun on Saturday as he commemorated father Kim Jong-il's birthday, the first time the dictator has been seen in public since January 25.

State media is demanding 'absolute obedience' to health authorities as North Korea tries to shield itself from the virus that emerged in neighbouring China.

Multiple photographs depicting North Korea's response to the threat of COVID-19 were sent to Stuart Gibson, a senior lecturer in forensic science at the University of Kent, for expert analysis.

North Korea claims it has no coronavirus cases, even as its border neighbor China has experienced more than 3,200 deaths from the virus. Experts have called claim 'Impossible'

North Korea maintains it has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, despite tens of thousands of cases in neighbouring China and South Korea.

Stuntman Gianluca Di Medio, 40, was on the set of a new movie filming in North East China when he contracted coronavirus and collapsed on set.

Kim Jong-un set an ambitious 200-day deadline for the completion of the new Pyongyang General Hospital after work began suddenly just under a month ago.

The North Korean man was rushed to hospital after being shot by a Chinese border guard while trying to defect on April 20 where he tested positive for coronavirus, a source has said.

North Korea is hiding the true devastation dealt to its people by coronavirus in a bid to spare China embarrassment, a senior defector has revealed. The true number 'very likely... exceeds imagination'.

The 'Supreme Leader' of this impoverished country boards his beloved train by means of a ramp covered with a red carpet.

North Korea is nearing completion on a new base near the capital of Pyongyang which could be used to increase and protect the country's stockpile of nuclear weapons, analysts say.

Actor Michael Palin, 77, compared the current lockdown with living in North Korea as the nation is under 'strict government control' ahead of Channel 5's re-transmission of his documentary about nation.

The guest list at her recent wedding was more A-list than an Oscars after-party, the Duchess of Sussex calls her a 'chic badass' and she is rumoured to have set up Harry and Meghan on their blind date

in the sassy clip, the 35-year-old pop star gets up close and personal with quite the curious creature. Katy slipped her top off so she could relax with a massage from a cheeky reindeer.

She turns up the glitz factor as a pop star. And Katy Perry gave off a bit of dazzle even when stepping out in her sweats to grab a cup of coffee in Los Angeles this week.

He recently revealed that he's looking forward to starting a family with his fiancée Katy Perry after they exchange nuptials.

She is usually the life and soul of the party. Yet Katy Perry opted for a more subdued way to ring in the New Year as she spent the evening with Orlando Bloom on Tuesday.

The singer, 35, reflected on her past battles with depression and revealed how she is helped by fiancé Orlando, whilst posing for pictures in gowns made from recycled materials.

The 35-year-old singer went incognito underneath a hooded sweatshirt paired with leggings after a private sweat session with her pet pooches in tow.

Her fiance's birthday is coming up, and she may have been spotted searching for a gift for him this weekend. 

The singer, 35, sported bell-bottom jeans and a designer sweater as she stepped out with her adorable micro teacup pet poodle Nugget in the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles on Tuesday.

They married in a surprise, £5million wedding on Friday in the stunning surroundings of St Moritz, Switzerland.

She leads the life of a globetrotting pop star. And Katy Perry lapped up the luxury at the Disney resort Aulani on Oahu this week, showing off her holiday on Instagram.

This year's Boat Race is already making waves with the news that singer Ellie Goulding's husband, Old Etonian art dealer Caspar Jopling, may be rowing as a member of the Oxford crew.

Pop superstar Katy Perry will perform at a free concert for Victoria's bushfire-ravaged community.

After Katy Perry announced she was expecting her first child with fiance Orlando Bloom, the singer was congratulated by many celebrity fans.

Katy Perry has reportedly postponed her June wedding in Japan to 43-year-old Orlando Bloom. The 35-year-old Roar singer fears the Coronavirus will cause problems for her guests.

Katy Perry made meme history when she performed alongside dancers in shark costumes at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2015. 

On Monday, the pregnant Wide Awake singer revealed that her parents were being extra careful around her amid the spread of coronavirus

Katy Perry has developed some rather unusual cravings since falling pregnant with her fiancé, Orlando Bloom.

Katy Perry has revealed the last conversation she had with her grandmother Ann Pearl Hudson who died, aged 99, on Monday.  

Katy Perry has revealed how her new single, Never Worn White, details her fears of commitment - and how she shared those fears with fiancé Orlando Bloom. 

Katy Perry is performing at the FIGHT ON bushfire recovery concert in regional Victoria, Australia on Wednesday night.  

Katy Perry sent the crowd into a frenzy at the FIGHT ON bushfire recovery concert in Bright, in regional Victoria, on Wednesday night.

The actor posted a video on Instagram on Thursday from the Prague set of the show, surrounded by his castmates as he said: 'It's farewell from us as we go home to be quarantined.'

Katy Perry is reportedly 'in lockdown' in her Sydney hotel as coronavirus anxiety grips Australia.

Katy Perry has fled Australia after spending 24 hours holed up in her Sydney hotel due to a coronavirus scare among staff at her record label.

It's believed two people at Universal's headquarters in Woolloomooloo were exposed to the virus and staff were instructed to 'immediately quarantine' themselves

He's expecting his second child with his fiancee Katy Perry, but before this relationship he admits that he 'wasn't happy.' 

An insider told People that the 35-year-old songstress is doing 'well' but taking no chances as she quarantines at home as she awaits to give birth to her first child this summer with Orlando Bloom.

'I'm not joking when I say that coronavirus might have a play in whether we put things on ice, because we're going to be traveling and we don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable,' Bloom. 43, explained.

Perry, along with producer Lukasz 'Dr. Luke' Gottwald and Capitol Records, were relieved of paying $2.8 million in an ongoing suit filed by a Christian rapper.

Perry recently said of their relationship: 'One thing that's going very well in my current relationship-yes, I did secure the ring-one thing I have noticed that is really helpful giving each other a little space.'

Katy Perry struck a pose in agold dress for #TuesdayShoesday where she promoted her Pineapple Perfection collection, as well as social distancing amid coronavirus crisis.

Katy Perry 'will never forget' being pregnant during the coronavirus pandemic.

Katy Perry is expecting her first chid, a daughter, with fiance Orlando Bloom, 43.

Katy Perry has shared a sneak peek at 'what would have been' her Met Gala 2020 costume.

The stars will be raising funds to support and raise awareness for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (WHO)​, which is powered by the ​UN Foundation.