Published 01/25/2023 8:00:00 a.m.

North Korea locks down capital city over 'respiratory illness'

Summary by Philstar Global

North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over "respiratory illness", a report said Wednesday, in what appears to be the first citywide restrictions since the country declared victory over Covid-19 in August 2022.

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Times of India

North Korea locks down capital city over 'respiratory illness': Report

Rest of World News: A government notice in Pyongyang has ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness. The lockdown will last unt

01/25/2023 2:52:00 a.m.·India

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News18 India

North Korean Capital Pyongyang Locked Down for Five Days due to ‘Unspecified Respiratory Illness’

The authorities directed residents to remain inside their homes and said they will be subjected to temperature checks multiple times each day

01/25/2023 5:22:47 a.m.·India

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Reuters

North Korea locks down capital city over 'respiratory illness'

A government order also called for individuals to measure their temperatures four times a day and report the results to a hospital by phone.

01/25/2023 2:06:14 a.m.·United Kingdom

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Daily Express

North Korea’s capital city Pyongyang ordered into a 5-day lockdown

North Korea has entered a five-day lockdown but has not made any mention of COVID-19.

01/25/2023 6:42:00 a.m.·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

North Korea orders five-day lockdown in capital over 'respiratory illness'

Movement in the capital of Pyongyang, North Korea, has been restricted from Wednesday to Sunday as its residents have also been ordered to check their temperature daily

01/25/2023 11:43:18 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Hindustan Times

North Korea capital in 5-day lockdown over ‘respiratory illness’: Report

The notice did not mention COVID-19, but said that residents in the city are required to stay in their homes through the end of Sunday and must submit to temperature checks multiple times each day.

01/25/2023 3:06:26 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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