War veterans head to a hotel to attend a national conference of war veterans on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, which the country celebrates as the day of "victory in the fatherland liberation war" in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, July 25, 2020. - AP
Seoul, July 26, 2020 (AFP): North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the country's first suspected coronavirus case, state media reported on Sunday.
Leader Kim Jong-un convened an emergency politburo meeting on Saturday to implement a "maximum emergency system and issue a top-class alert" to contain the virus, official news agency KCNA said.
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