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A blockade order has been issued in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, until the day after tomorrow (the 29th) ahead of a large-scale military parade that is expected to be held on the 8th of next month.
This is why the possibility of re-proliferation of Corona 19 is being raised.
This is reporter Choi Doo-hee.
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This is a notice from the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs released by the Russian Embassy in North Korea through its Facebook account.
It says that special measures were issued throughout Pyongyang from midnight on the 25th to midnight on the 29th.
It did not mention Corona 19, only explaining that it was due to the spread of flu and other respiratory diseases.
The notice also contains information that the quarantine period may be extended depending on the situation, and that diplomatic missions ask employees to refrain from going out and moving vehicles.
Previously, media outlets specializing in North Korea cited a proclamation from the North Korean authorities and reported that Pyongyang had been ordered to blockade residents for five days until the 29th due to an increase in respiratory disease cases.
On top of that, there has even been a claim that a COVID-19 confirmed case has recently been raised in Pyongyang.
[박원곤 / 이화여대 북한학과 교수 : 아무리 북한이 국경을 봉쇄한다고 해도 (중국과) 일부 밀무역 가능성은 열려 있거든요. 중국의 확진자율이 굉장히 높은 상황에서 북한 쪽으로 전파됐을 가능성도 완전히 배제할 수 없다는 게….]
It is also questionable that North Korea, which predicted high-intensity provocations this year, has been quiet for nearly a month after firing a short-range ballistic missile on New Year’s Day.
In the midst of this, North Korean state media seems to be tightening the reins of quarantine ahead of a large-scale military parade, saying that an emergency quarantine campaign must be developed with high intensity.
Previously, North Korea had a precedent in which Corona 19 spread in the wake of a military parade in April of last year, but the North Korean authorities first acknowledged the occurrence of a confirmed case of Corona 19 in May of the same year, then claimed victory in the quarantine battle in August.
This is Doohee Choi from YTN.
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