Authorities in Pyongyang have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness, according to a government notice seen by a Seoul-based news site.
abc.net.au/news/north-korean-capital-reportedly-under-lockdown-over-illness/101894000Authorities in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness, Seoul-based NK News has reported, citing a government notice.
On Tuesday, the website reported that Pyongyang residents appeared to be stocking up on goods in anticipation of stricter measures.acknowledged its first COVID-19 outbreak last yearThe secretive country never confirmed how many people caught coronavirus, apparently because it lacks the means to conduct widespread testing.
Instead, it reported daily numbers of patients with fever, a tally that rose to some 4.77 million out of a population of about 25 million.State media have continued to report on anti-pandemic measures to battle respiratory diseases, including the flu, but they are yet to report on the lockdown order.
On Tuesday, state news agency KCNA said the city of Kaesong, near the border with South Korea, had intensified public communication campaigns "so that all the working people observe anti-epidemic regulations voluntarily in their work and life".
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