North Korea lifts COVID-19 restrictions across country — but not near borders
State media announces rollback of masking, social distancing rules after Kim Jong Un announces “victory” over virus
North Korean state television showing Pyongyang city on Aug. 13 | Image: KCTV (Aug. 13, 2022, 5 p.m. news)
North Korea has lifted mask and other COVID-19 restrictions for most of the country days after leader Kim Jong Un announced “victory” against the virus, according to state media on Saturday.
Kim claimed on Wednesday the country had completely exterminated the viruses in DPRK territory just three months after the country’s first known COVID-19 outbreak.
North Korea has lifted mask and other COVID-19 restrictions for most of the country days after leader Kim Jong Un announced “victory” against the virus, according to state media on Saturday.
Kim claimed on Wednesday the country had completely exterminated the viruses in DPRK territory just three months after the country’s first known COVID-19 outbreak.
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