North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s custom megayachts were in use off the coast of Wonsan multiple days last week, satellite imagery shows, raising questions over activities of the country’s elite amid a COVID-19 outbreak and national lockdown.

The yacht movements coincided with a one-week break from public appearances, Kim’s longest since announcing the outbreak on May 12. State media has since described the outbreak as a national “health crisis” and the country’s “worst upheaval ever,” as authorities have prevented citizens from traveling between districts and some from leaving their homes.

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