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North Korea locks down capital city over 'respiratory illness'

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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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North Korea locks down capital city over ‘respiratory illness’

Authorities in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness.

2 years ago·United States

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North Korea closed the capital due to a “respiratory illness”

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2 years ago·Buenos Aires, Argentina

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North Korea locks down Pyongyang due to ‘respiratory illness’

North Korean authorities have ordered a lockdown in the nation’s capital city Pyongyang because of the spread of an unspecified respiratory illness, according to a statement released by the Russian embassy in North Korea on Facebook. The lockdown will last for five days, and could be extended another three days, according to the post, which…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Pyongyang locked down over 'respiratory illness'

SEOUL: North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in Pyongyang over a "respiratory illness," a report said on Wednesday, in what appears to be the first citywide restrictions since the isolated East Asian country declared victory over the coronavirus last August.Residents of the capital have been ordered to stay in their homes from Wednesday to Sunday and submit themselves to multiple temperature checks each day, Seoul-based specialist site NK …

2 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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