Status: 01/25/2023 11:11 am
North Korea had already declared the corona virus defeated. According to a media report, a new lockdown has now been imposed in the capital Pyongyang. Officially, the step is only justified with “respiratory diseases”.
According to a report, North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown for the capital Pyongyang because of “respiratory diseases”. As the South Korean news website “NK News” reported, citing a government announcement, residents of the North Korean capital were ordered to stay at home from Wednesday to Sunday.
Citizens stock up on groceries
According to the report, they also have to have their body temperature measured several times a day. The official announcement did not mention the corona virus, instead talking about common colds.
Just the day before, “NK News” reported, citing sources in Pyongyang, that people in North Korea’s capital were apparently stocking up on goods in anticipation of a lockdown.
Doubts about Corona statistics
North Korea sealed off its borders in early 2020 after the start of the pandemic to protect itself from the corona virus. Last April, the country confirmed the first corona outbreak. Just three months later, North Korea declared the virus defeated.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and other experts strongly question the North Korean corona statistics and the information on containing the pandemic.
According to experts, the country has one of the worst health systems in the world. Experts assume that nobody in the country has been vaccinated against the corona virus.