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North Korea locks down capital over ‘respiratory illness’

North Korea locks down capital over ‘respiratory illness’

SEOUL: 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 city-wide restrictions since Pyongyang declared victory over Covid-19 in August 2022.Residents of the North Korean capital have been ordered to stay in their homes from Wednesday to Sunday and must submit to multiple temperature checks each day, Seoul-based site NK News reported, citing a government notice.The notice did not mention Covid-19 but said that the illnesses currently spreading in the capital included the common cold, the report said.The government order comes a day after NK News, citing sources in Pyongyang, reported that people in North Korea's largest city appeared to be stocking up on goods in anticipation of a lockdown.It is unclear if other areas have imposed similar lockdowns and state media has not announced any new measures.The Korean peninsula is currently in the grip of what weather forecasters have described as a S

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