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North Korea places new rules on diplomats following suspected COVID-19 case
Regulations place firm new restrictions on foreign envoys' freedom of movement, public gatherings
North Korea on Tuesday distributed new quarantine regulations to diplomats residing in Pyongyang, following news over the weekend that the country had detected its first suspected case of the COVID-19 virus.
The rules, distributed to diplomats by the DPRK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and seen by NK News, are reportedly part of recent changes to the country's "national emergency anti-epidemic system," raised to the level of "maximum emergency" on Saturday.
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