North Korea's capital is under lockdown until Sunday to fight the spread of an unspecified respiratory disease. Authorities have made no mention of COVID.
Kim Won Jin/AFP via Getty ImagesAn empty park outside a railway station due to a lockdown in Pyongyang.SEOUL — North Korea's capital is under a five-day lockdown to fight the spread of an unspecified respiratory disease. Authorities have made no mention of COVID.
The Russian Embassy in Pyongyang posted on its Facebook page a notice from authorities. It says the lockdown will last from Wednesday until Sunday.North KoreaThis story originally aired in NPR's Newscast.
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