SEOUL: North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over “respiratory illness”, a report said in what appears to be the first city-wide restrictions since Pyongyang declared victory over Covid-19 in August 2022.
Residents of the North Korean capital have been ordered to stay in their homes until Sunday and must submit to multiple temperature checks each day, Seoul-based site NK News reported, citing a government notice.
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