North Korean authorities have ended the five-day lockdown in the capital Pyongyang. The measure was introduced due to a growing number of cases of unspecified respiratory disease. The communication did not mention the corona virus.
Residents of Pyongyang had to stay at home from Wednesday to Sunday and take their temperature several times a day. As far as we know, the lockdown has been limited to the capital.
The Russian embassy in Pyongyang shared a North Korean government statement on Sunday night stating that the measure was lifted as planned on Sunday evening, the South Korean press service reports. News1.
North Korea admitted last year that it was dealing with its first corona outbreak, which the country is said to have contained in August. How many people contracted corona at the time has never been disclosed. According to observers, that is not clear, because the country does not have the resources to carry out large-scale testing.
Instead, North Korea reported daily numbers of patients with fever. That number rose to about 4.77 million out of a population of about 25 million.
