Travel companies specializing in trips to North Korea have said they expect the nation’s strict anti-Ebola restrictions to ease in early 2015.

The restrictions, implemented since late October, have led to a complete ban on tourists visiting the country and strict quarantine procedures which have forced the majority of other visitors to spend 21 days under medical supervision upon entry.

But while the disease is still affecting large areas of West Africa, the China-based Koryo Tours and New York’s Uri Tours both say that North Korea will likely relax its strict anti-virus measures in the new year.

“We are receiving some indication