Pyongyang locked down over 'respiratory illness'

SEOUL: North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in Pyongyang over a "respiratory illness," a report said on Wednesday, in what appears to be the first citywide restrictions since the isolated East Asian country declared victory over the coronavirus last August.

Residents of the capital have been ordered to stay in their homes from Wednesday to Sunday and submit themselves to multiple temperature checks each day, Seoul-based specialist site NK News reported, citing a government notice.