North Korean authorities have relaxed some COVID-19-prevention rules for the handful of remaining embassy staff in Pyongyang, while tightening other restrictions, informed sources told NK News.
The new rules, which North Korea’s foreign ministry reportedly issued to embassies on Monday, allow for larger meetings and for more North Koreans to work with foreign embassy personnel — two small signs of policy relaxation.
North Korean authorities have relaxed some COVID-19-prevention rules for the handful of remaining embassy staff in Pyongyang, while tightening other restrictions, informed sources told NK News.
The new rules, which North Korea’s foreign ministry reportedly issued to embassies on Monday, allow for larger meetings and for more North Koreans to work with foreign embassy personnel — two small signs of policy relaxation.
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