North Korean authorities lifted an illness-related lockdown in Pyongyang on Monday, according to a government notice seen by NK News.

Pyongyang instituted the lockdown last Wednesday due to “rising” cases of an unspecified respiratory illness. The original government notice announcing that lockdown added that the measure would be lifted Monday but that it could be extended for three additional days — a scenario apparently deemed unnecessary. 

State media never acknowledged the lockdown and, since last Thursday, avoided reporting the date of any specific event or meeting in the country, raising questions over whether the order applied