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INSANE: North korea locks down capital due to respiratory illness outbreak - The Real Truth

A street in the Pothonggang district of Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. © Cha Song Ho, AP

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.

Residents of Pyongyang have been ordered to stay in their homes from Wednesday to Sunday and must submit to multiple temperature checks each day, Seoul-based specialist site NK News reported, citing a government notice.

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