North Korea locks down capital city over 'respiratory illness'

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.

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

The notification did not mention COVID-19

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…

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 …

North Korea locks down capital over 'respiratory illness'

People in Pyongyang appeared to be stocking up on goods in anticipation of a lockdown, says report

North Korean capital confined due to 'respiratory illness'

North Korea confined its capital, Pyongyang, for almost a week due to the increase in cases of an unspecified respiratory illness.