North Korea ramping up virus control on border, state media reports

In this Sept 16, 2020, file photo, North Korean soldiers wearing face masks look at the South side during South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young's visit to Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea is further toughening its restriction on the entry to sea as part of elevated steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic, state media said Sunday (Nov 29), two days after South had said the North even banned fishing at sea. - AP

SEOUL, Nov 29 (dpa): North Korea has ramped up its virus control measures along the border with South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.

Pyongyang is establishing a blockade wall near the border and the military demarcation line, Yonhap said, citing two North Korean state media outlets.